Congressional Quotes

161 quotes by 146 authors

The law limits anyone from serving as president of the United States for more than eight years. And in my opinion - well, eight years… — Michele Bachmann
It is high time for some congressional oversight backbone. — Bob Barr
As a lobbyist, I was completely against term limits, and I know a lot of people are against term limits, and I was one of… — Jack Abramoff
Congressional mistakes have dramatically increased immigration through a series of what I believe were ill-advised actions going back to 1965 when the basic notions of… — Ronald Reagan
Yesterday I, along with a bipartisan Congressional Delegation of lawmakers, inspected the detention facilities at Guantanamo used to house individuals detained in the War on… — Jim Ryun
Your memo is trumping a Congressional statute. You don't have the discretion on whether to follow the law or not. — Trey Gowdy
I was taught to read by my grandmother. Central to her method was a tale of unnatural love called 'The Duck and the Kangaroo'. Then,… — Gore Vidal
The framers gave us the Second Amendment not so we could go deer or duck hunting but to give us a modicum of protection against… — Walter E. Williams
Pentagon's readiness and modernization problems are not due to budget cuts. The are the result of habitual modes of conduct evolved during the Cold War… — Franklin C. Spinney
I have the authority to address the threat from Isil, but I believe we are strongest as a nation when the president and Congress work… — Barack Obama
Our firm view is that the president has no legal authority, none whatsoever, to commit American troops to war in the Persian Gulf or anywhere… — George J. Mitchell
We are delighted to work with the Republican National Committee to build a conservative Congressional majority in 2014. They have a keen understanding for the… — Salvatore Russo
It's often said that you learn more from defeat than victory and the RNC has certainly taken that to heart. After difficult losses in 2012,… — Alice Stewart
Raising the minimum wage and lowering the barriers to union organization would carry a trade-off - higher unemployment. A better idea is to have the… — Paul Krugman
The increase in straight-ticket party voting in recent years means that competitive congressional races can tip one way or the other depending on the showing… — Thomas E. Mann
It is time for the truth to be brought out... Behind the scenes, high-ranking Air Force officers are soberly concerned about the UFOs. But through… — Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter
The Air Force had put out a secret order for its pilots to capture UFOs. For the last six months we have been working with… — Donald Keyhoe
Congressional investigations...are still being held on the problem of unidentified flying objects and the problem is one in which there is quite a bit of… — William Hanes Ayres
With 450,000 U. S. troops now in Vietnam, it is time that Congress decided whether or not to declare a state of war exists with… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
They said we were soft, that we would not fight, that we could not win. We are not a warlike nation. We do not go… — Harry S. Truman

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