--- title: "8 Congressional Leaders Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 8 Congressional Leaders quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Congressional Leaders sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24d/bryant-gumbel-25418_agendas_the-bottom-line-is-more-tax-money-is-goi_152064.jpg" --- > [The bottom line is more tax money is going to be needed. Just how much will be the primary issue on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryant-gumbel/the-bottom-line-is-more-tax-money-is-going-to-be-needed-just-how-much/) [Bryant Gumbel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryant-gumbel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24d/bryant-gumbel-25418_agendas_the-bottom-line-is-more-tax-money-is-goi_152064.jpg) > [The Congressional leaders set the agenda for journalism; it's not the other way around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-pollan/the-congressional-leaders-set-the-agenda-for-journalism-it-s-not-the/) [Michael Pollan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-pollan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd8/michael-pollan-408_around_the-congressional-leaders-set-the-agenda_335840.png) > [ Congressional leaders on the Republican side are hoping chief of staff is \[Reince\] Priebus. They see Priebus as somebody who they can… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stephanopoulos/congressional-leaders-on-the-republican-side-are-hoping-chief-of/) [George Stephanopoulos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stephanopoulos/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da4/george-stephanopoulos-7418_chief-of-staff_congressional-leaders-on-the-republican_964688.png) > [Now that the midterm elections are over, President Obama has invited congressional leaders from both parties to a meeting at the White…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-fallon/now-that-the-midterm-elections-are-over-president-obama-has-invited/) [Jimmy Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-fallon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/048/jimmy-fallon-656_election_now-that-the-midterm-elections-are-over_1116970.jpg) > [I think the most critical needs of the African-American communities aren't being addressed primarily because of decisions being made by Republican Congressional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-harris-perry/i-think-the-most-critical-needs-of-the-african-american-communities/) [Melissa Harris-Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-harris-perry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b1/melissa-harris-perry-10452_african-american_i-think-the-most-critical-needs-of-the-a_1484315.png) > [ I told all four \[Congressional leaders\] that there are going to be some times where we don't agree with each other, but… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/i-told-all-four-congressional-leaders-that-there-are-going-to-be-some/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f25/george-w-bush-64_agree_i-told-all-four-congressional-leaders-th_2376138.jpg) > [“One informed theory holds that the secret procedures have a specific, defined role for a small, preselected set of congressional leaders—perhaps as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-m-graff/one-informed-theory-holds-that-the-secret-procedures-have-a-specific/) [Garrett M. Graff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-m-graff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/694/garrett-m-graff-7343_around-the-world_one-informed-theory-holds-that-the-secre_2597695.jpg) > [The big journals and Nobel laureates are the equivalent of Congressional leaders in science journalism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-pollan/the-big-journals-and-nobel-laureates-are-the-equivalent-of/) [Michael Pollan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-pollan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9e/michael-pollan-408_journalism_the-big-journals-and-nobel-laureates-are_2734448.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/congressional-leaders/#itemlist", "name": "Congressional Leaders Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The bottom line is more tax money is going to be needed. 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