Backbone Quote by Bob Barr Download Open image “It is high time for some congressional oversight backbone.” — Bob Barr ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.3 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Backbone Oversight Time
It's time for Congress to stop wasting its time and taxpayer money. — Nicole Malliotakis Copy Share Image
Congress is a long game. It takes a long time to wield influence in Washington, D.C. — Ritchie Torres Copy Share Image
I've seen Congress do some remarkable things within a short period of time. — Anthony Foxx Copy Share Image
In order to do vigorous oversight, the leadership of the intelligence community has got to be straight with the American people and straight with… — Ron Wyden Copy Share Image
I think there's always a role for Congress under every instance in every administration to conduct oversight of the executive branch. — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
People ought to be going over this, finding things they don't like. Congress has clearly proved they can act in a hurry. If there's… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
The time has come for us to draw the line. The time has come for the responsible leaders of both political parties to take… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
The world is undoubtedly a safer, freer place because Thatcher - like Reagan - refused to back down when it came to defending freedom. — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
On taking office, Obama promised the 'most transparent' administration in history; yet his record as president has been anything but transparent. — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
A critical component of White House Scandal Defense 101 is rallying the partisan base. This keeps approval ratings in territory where the wheels don't… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
Going to war against Iran - whether one calls such a move 'surgical' or 'total' - would be an extremely serious undertaking; with worldwide… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
The 2011 riots in England, which left five dead and caused more than $300 million in property damage, were fueled by a generation of… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
For decades, parents were told by so-called parenting 'experts' that offspring would be best raised on the belief each is special and entitled to… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
The seemingly omnipresent storm clouds hanging over the Constitution often make it hard to find a silver lining. Every day, the front page of… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
Despite two decisions, in 2008 and 2010, by the U.S. Supreme Court unequivocally affirming that the Second Amendment to the Constitution guarantees an individual… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
It is not just software glitches and corrupted memory cards that should be on the minds of election officials. Hackers pose another very real… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
People come up to me and tell me they support me because I never left my principles. — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
It is difficult, if not impossible, to argue that laws written in the 1970s are adequate for today's intelligence challenges. — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
Making money isn't the backbone of our guiding purpose; it is the by-product of our guiding purpose. — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Truth of life is that in difficult times, my family was my backbone. — Manisha Koirala Copy Share Image
A true leader must have enough backbone to stand alone - even when the crowd wants to take the easy road home. A true… — Leslie Ludy Copy Share Image
General Petraeus is a man that has the backbone that somebody like President-elect Trump would love. — Anthony Scaramucci Copy Share Image
The backbone of our nation's domestic defense against terrorist attacks will continue to be the men and women in local law enforcement and emergency… — Saxby Chambliss Copy Share Image
If an adversary didn't target our power plants but they did target the core routers, the backbones that tie our internet connections together, entire… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
I don't have any contempt for the men who have to have jobs and have to commute and have to pay the mortgage and… — Sloan Wilson Copy Share Image
News is the backbone of our network; the main commodity and the main successes of Al Jazeera came out of our involvement in covering… — Wadah Khanfar Copy Share Image