Congress Quotes

1506 Congress quotes by 894 unique authors

My grandmother didn't live to see us begin our lives in public service. But she probably would have thought it extraordinary that just two generations… — Julian Castro
Congress has a responsibility to make sure our taxpayer dollars are being spent responsibly and effectively, and at the same time, that our men and… — Larry Craig
Laws protecting the United States flag do not cut away at the freedom of speech guaranteed in the First Amendment... Congress made this position clear… — Larry Craig
If you go back to any period in India's history, all the hard decisions this country had to take were taken when the Congress was… — P. Chidambaram
I supported Bob Schaffer's three races for Congress. But we all had concerns about whether he could win statewide. Then my wife suggested that I… — Pete Coors
Congress has not raised the minimum wage since 1997. The minimum wage is now at its lowest level in 50 years adjusted for inflation. — Russ Carnahan
I think all members of Congress are very concerned about the fact that, while we want to see our law enforcement agencies have every means… — Saxby Chambliss
It's not the function of Congress to do criminal investigations. — Saxby Chambliss
Many hard comments have been made on my efforts in India from the side of the Congress party, yet I feel content in the deep… — Stafford Cripps
I never thought I would run for Congress. If you look back at a certain reality TV show, you know that. — Sean Duffy
We all have a role to play - the President, Congress, parents, students and schools - in making college affordable and keeping the middle class… — Arne Duncan
Once we secure our borders - and the federal government has not done a good job - then Congress, I believe, needs to take up… — David Dewhurst
Ayman Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's deputy, as well as Abu Musab Zarqawi, have made it quite clear in their internal propaganda that they cannot win… — Geoff Davis
There are no ideas in the Republican Party right now in the Congress. They're the party of no. They desperately need some intellectual leadership. And… — Howard Dean
Well, dissent is the tradition in America, and I've been on the side of dissent a good bit of my career, particularly in the last… — Lloyd Doggett
Obviously, overall infrastructure needs on the Southwest and Northern borders are mounting. We need a major push in Congress to remedy this. — Pete Domenici
I ran for Congress not because I was having a mid-life crisis. I left the private sector because I saw a looming financial crisis that… — Steve Daines
There's a reason that students don't grade their own papers. There's a reason defendants don't sentence themselves. And there's the reason the State Department doesn't… — Trey Gowdy
No man in America ever strove more, and more successfully first to bring about a Congress in 1765, and then to support it ever afterwards… — Christopher Gadsden
F.D.R. had to deal with Southern segregationists - and outright racists - who held power in Congress, so he had to yield to that power… — Jeff Greenfield
I think in politics, in Congress, you often do things that are Republican, or you do things because you're a Democrat. Sometimes that's good, obviously,… — J C Watts
Senator, it has been reported that you have had illegal congress with your mother. — Lou Reed
The presidents against Congress, the Senate is against the House, people are against politicians, and I'm against cats in the house. — Hank Williams, Jr.
The First Amendment...begins with the five loveliest words in the English language: 'Congress shall make no law'. — George Will
We've got a tax code that is encouraging flight of jobs and outsourcing. And that's why we've specifically recommended ... that Congress change our tax… — Barack Obama

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