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Congress Quotes by Walter E. Williams
- Conservatives and liberals are kindred spirits as far as government spending is concerned. First, let's make sure we understand what government spending is. Since government…
- If there's a distinct group of Americans who harbor open contempt for constitutional principles and rule of law, it's lawyers, judges and members of Congress.
- Most of our country's serious problems can be laid at the feet of Congress and the White House and not at capitalism.
- It was not until the Abraham Lincoln administration that an income tax was imposed on Americans. Its stated purpose was to finance the war, but…
- The bottom line is that we've become a nation of thieves, a value rejected by our founders. James Madison, the father of our Constitution, was…
- I believe in helping our fellow man in need. I believe that reaching into your own pockets to help someone in need is praiseworthy and…
- The only way Congress can get one dollar to spend is to take that one dollar from Americans, borrow that one dollar from Americans, or…
- 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…
- 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,…
More Congress Quotes
- 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 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'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
- I came to the conclusion months ago, and I said it to members of Congress, that the only way people are going… — David Axelrod
- 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
- Thanks to farm subsidies, the fine collaboration between agribusiness and Congress, soy, corn and cattle became king. And chicken soon joined them… — Mark Bittman
- You look at my audience, and it proves what Congress thinks America is, is wrong. I get people across the political spectrum.… — Lewis Black
- Earmarks have become a symbol of a Congress that has broken faith with the people. This earmark ban shows the American people… — John Boehner