Congress Quotes

1506 Congress quotes by 894 unique authors

There is a need for Social Security reform to ensure its stability, and Congress must act. — Grace Napolitano
And whether it is equal pay, health care, Social Security, or family leave, this Congress has refused to address issues critical to hard-working American women. — Louise Slaughter
The result was, when Congress convened in January 1971, everyone was now an environmentalist. They had seen a new force, college students, who favored the… — Pete McCloskey
Step by step we see democracy being uprooted like an unwanted weed and the preparation for fascism, for a police state in America. The Congress… — Unknown Author
Now, today, some children are enrolled in excellent programs. Some children are enrolled in mediocre programs. And some are wasting away their most formative years… — Barack Obama
You begin to realize that hypocrisy is not a terrible thing when you see what overt fascism is compared to sort of covert, you know,… — Arundhati Roy
Truth-telling to Congress and the public is not disloyal in America: it is an expression of the higher loyalty officials owe to the Constitution, the… — Daniel Ellsberg
Media companies, under the guise of piracy, are asking congress to give them more control over fair use. Hollywood wants to control innovation. — Joe Kraus
It was the separation of powers upon which the framers placed their hopes for the preservation of the people's liberties. Despite this heritage, the congress… — Robert Byrd
Sometimes running for Congress is a four-year strategy in terms of getting out there and building a network. — Artur Davis
Well, my wife, Cathy Gillespie, worked for Joe Barton, who was running for Congress in 1984. — Ed Gillespie
A new survey says one in three adults will be dressing up for Halloween. As for me, I'm not going to do anything. I'm going… — Craig Ferguson
In light of the events on September 11, my country has told me that I should not cooperate with terrorists. I therefore am refusing to… — Craig Rosebraugh
Anytime a large, emergency spending bill makes its way through Congress, the potential for mischief is great. — Chris Chocola
One: Make Congress and the White House obey the same Obamacare rules you do. Two: Obama let business off for a year; we want workers… — David Gelernter
It (Congress) is a funny party. It is the largest political organization in the world but perhaps does not have a single rule or regulation.… — Rahul Gandhi
The Congress as I see, does not belong to me or to you, but it belongs to the whole country. — Rahul Gandhi
This Congress is simply not doing its job under Republican leadership. — Jim Cooper
With the Republicans controlling both houses of Congress, this is the Eisenhower-era revisited. It's ostrich time, where people are looking for comfort rather than challenge… — David Fricke
Decades ago, visitors from other planets warned us about the direction we were heading and offered to help. Instead, some of us interpreted their visits… — Paul Hellyer
At the end of the day, there's not an office complex anywhere on these grounds that I wouldn't be honored to have as a sitting… — Steve Womack
During Richard Nixon’s first term, when I served as secretary of defense, we withdrew U.S. forces from Vietnam while building up the South’s ability to… — Melvin Laird
Over the past two decades the pharmaceutical industry has moved very far from its original high purpose of discovering and producing useful new drugs. Now… — Marcia Angell
When you pay social security taxes, you are in no way making provision for your own retirement. You are paying the pensions of those who… — W. Allen Wallis
It is statesmanlike for the administration and Congress to look to our nation's welfare beyond their terms in office. — Nick Clooney

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