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Congress Quotes by Gore Vidal
- Country is run by... financial powers & corporate interests [who] send their lawyers to Congress to make laws so that they don't have to pay…
- Congress no longer declares war or makes budgets. So that's the end of the constitution as a working machine.
- Little Bush says we are at war, but we are not at war because to be at war Congress has to vote for it. He…
- Presidents have absolutely gone against the will of Congress. Congress hasn't declared a war since December 7, 1941, and yet we've been at war ever…
More Congress Quotes
- I'm substantially concerned about the policy directions of the space agency. We have a situation in the U.S. where the White House… — Neil Armstrong
- The health of the people is of supreme importance. All measures looking to their protection against the spread of contagious diseases and… — Chester A. Arthur
- I came to the conclusion months ago, and I said it to members of Congress, that the only way people are going… — David Axelrod
- During my first term in Congress, I signed a pledge that I will take no more earmarks and I've been faithful to… — Michele Bachmann
- I was in the Minnesota state Senate from 2000 until 2006. In 2006, I was urged to run for Congress, I did.… — Michele Bachmann
- I think it's important that people know what raising the debt ceiling is. It's Congress giving permission to the federal government to… — Michele Bachmann
- I wish the American media would take a great look at the views of the people in Congress and find out, are… — Michele Bachmann
- Can any of you seriously say the Bill of Rights could get through Congress today? It wouldn't even get out of committee. — F. Lee Bailey
- I had the good fortune to be able to right an injustice that I thought was being heaped on young people by… — Birch Bayh
- Baseball may be our national pastime, but the age-old tradition of taking a swing at Congress is a sport with even deeper… — Evan Bayh
- Memo to Congress: America's problem is not that government is too small. It's the spending, stupid! — Bob Beauprez
- Not a single time have we gotten a right from Congress or from the President. We get them from God. — Glenn Beck