Clear Quote by Dean Phillips

For me, appropriations bills are the glue. These are the bills that must move, no matter what, to keep the government functioning as a…

— Marcy Kaptur

There are checks and balances and broad separation of powers under the Constitution. Each organ of the State, i.e. the legislature, the executive and…

— P. Sathasivam

There is not a more important and fundamental principle in legislation, than that the ways and means ought always to face the public engagements;…

— James Madison

Congress has powers, and they are an important check on the other branches of government.

— Nancy Mace

The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments…

— James Madison

The Constitution is the origin and measure of legislative authority. It says to legislators, thus far ye shall go and no farther. Not a…

— William Paterson

Just like families must live within their budgets, the Federal Government must live within its means. We have passed appropriations bills that have been…

— Dennis Hastert

If it be said that the legislative body are themselves the constitutional judges of their own powers, and that the construction they put upon…

— Alexander Hamilton

Congress has the constitutional responsibility to control the power of the 'purse'.

— Ryan Zinke

Congress's oversight authority is derived from its implied powers in the Constitution, making it an integral part of the American system of checks and…

— Dean Phillips

If you want to learn about the whole government and how it operates, the Appropriations Committee is the best place to learn it.

— John J. Rooney

The Constitution in all its provisions looks to an indestructible union disposed of indestructible States.

— Anonymous