Congress Quotes

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My top three priorities for my first term in Congress are growing our economy; providing for quality, affordable health care; and keeping our nation and… — Cathy McMorris Rodgers
I am a patriot. I have always sought to serve my country, in theory a Republic. Learning that secrecy was evil rather than good was… — Robert David Steele
As Members of Congress, we should not be using public office for private gain. — Sheila Jackson Lee
Starting in 1994, with the Republican election of Congress, I think [Rush] Limbaugh made a difference in electing the Republican majority. In the following three… — Tony Blankley
What I find is most people have a civics book understanding for how Congress works and how a bill moves. — Sam Brownback
As Negro voting increased, Congress got an improved sense of hearing. — W. E. B. Du Bois
When the President decides to go to war, he no longer needs a declaration of war from congress. — Robert Reich
It's time for Congress to act, restore the Voting Rights Act, and take action to prevent voter disenfranchisem ent. As your next Congresswoman, I will… — Alma Adams
Say that Congress legislates gasoline price controls that sets a maximum price of $1 a gallon. As sure as night follows day, there'd be long… — Walter E. Williams
Elect me to office. I will protect and defend the U.S. Constitution. Because there's no constitutional authority for Congress spending on the objects of benevolence,… — Walter E. Williams
The new century demands new partnerships for peace and security. The United Nations plays a crucial role, with allies sharing burdens America might otherwise bear… — William J. Clinton
If we are willing to concede the President dictatorial authority where we happen to agree with him, as liberals have tended to do over the… — George McGovern
When Congress gets through investigating Attorney General Janet Reno, will her agency become known as the Obstruction of Justice Department? The civil rights movement was… — Thomas Sowell
We in politics are accustomed to seeing reality firsthand and then watching its distant cousin, events as portrayed by the media, unfold on our televisions.… — Dick Morris
If Congress can regulate this under the Commerce Clause, then it can regulate virtually anything-and the Federal Government is no longer one of limited and… — Clarence Thomas
There is a reason the Democrats have had only two Presidents since 1968 and have managed to lose control of both houses of Congress in… — Pat Sajak
As I have said, the best Bush strategy is to put Congress on TV as often as possible. — Glenn Reynolds
During President George W. Bush's two terms, you couldn't drive far without seeing a particular bumper sticker: Dissent is the highest form of patriotism. Now… — Monica Crowley
In the liberal imagination, the money is the government's by default, and the president and Congress determine through the tax code how much to give… — Matthew Continetti
Whether on the floor of Congress or in the boardrooms of corporate America or in the corridors of a big city hospital, there is no… — Elizabeth Dole
In a democracy, hostage tactics are the last resort for those who can’t otherwise win their fights through elections, can’t win their fights in Congress,… — Elizabeth Warren
The case may very well be that Congress is willing to restrict campaign contributions because it has these privileges. It is true that incumbents normally… — Gordon Tullock
Congress has turned its back on America's working families. There are Teamster families in every congressional district in America, and those families vote. Those who… — James P. Hoffa
... scientists have made no clear effort to become an important, independently active force of mankind. Whole congresses at a time, they back away from… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
I wonder much that a court of Law should be in doubt whether a Resolution of Congress can superceed the Law of a Sovereign State. — William Whipple

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