Congress Quotes

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The Constitution requires that Congress treat similarly situated persons similarly, not that it engages in gestures of superficial equality. — William Rehnquist
The Senate being tied is a start. Now, if only it could be gagged. — Bob Thaves
Obviously, we will respond to the concerns of any member of Congress. The government of Uzbekistan has been a good partner in the war on… — Brian Whitman
State inspection laws, health laws, and laws for regulating the internal commerce of a State, and those which respect turnpike roads, ferries, &c. are not… — John Marshall
Finally, we need more Border Patrol agents. Although Congress has already tripled the number of Border Patrol agents since the late 1980s, more are still… — Ric Keller
The workman cut to the left, still laying on his horn, and roared around the drunkenly weaving limousine. He invited the driver of the limo… — Stephen King
Here Churchill repeats with approval a statement he had first made in January, 1930 "at a meeting at the Cannon Street Hotel." "Sooner or later… — Winston Churchill
We have unleashed aspirations of youngsters. Democracy is not going to go backwards. India is too big a country to be run by one person.… — Rahul Gandhi
Look, Congress has allocated more money to finance the upcoming Iraqi elections than it has for the American elections. There's something wrong with that. — Donna Brazile
The Patriot Act has increased the flow of information within our government and it has helped break up terrorist cells in the United States of… — George W. Bush
It would not be for the public good to have [a majority in Congress of one party] greater [than] two to one. — Thomas Jefferson
Hey, well, I've been a pretty conservative member of congress. — Roy Blunt
I am an excellent eviscerator of chickens… a helpful skill in Congress. — Chellie Pingree
We cannot go up on a wire. We cannot do a search without a judge on the FISA Court approving it and determining that we… — Robert Muller
The White House doesn't create jobs. The government together - White House, Congress - creates policies that allow for greater job creation. — Jay Carney
The way to balance the budget is for Congress to cut Social Security, move the retirement age to 70, cut defense, Medicare and veterans pensions,… — Howard Dean
Members of Congress must live according to the same laws as everyone else. — Bobby Jindal
I think some of our members may have thought the default issue was a hostage you might take a chance at shooting. Most of us… — Mitch McConnell
Sometimes Congress likes to milk an issue. — Steve Largent
For Members of Congress, we are saying here on the Democratic side of the aisle we are not going to vote for another pay increase… — Kendrick Meek
Congress is best viewed from a distance—the farther the better—because up close, it is truly ugly, — Robert M. Gates
The Patriot Act is the most egregious piece of legislation to ever leave Congress since the Alien and Sedition Acts, John Ashcroft and every member… — Michael Badnarik
Between the Community Redevelopment Act, requiring banks to make what I would call very weak loans, and specific quotas that the Congress imposed on Fannie… — Wilbur Ross
[A] family with two kids that earns the minimum wage still lives below the poverty line. That's wrong. That's why, since the last time this… — Barack Obama
This [minimum wage] legislation, passed by the 81st Congress at its first session, is an important addition to the laws we live by. It is… — Harry S. Truman

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