Congress Quote by Franklin D. Roosevelt

A President and his wise men can only propose; but Congress disposes. It is when President and Congress agree that American history marches forward.

— Theodore White

Government proposes, bureaucracy disposes. And the bureaucracy must dispose of government proposals by dumping them on us.

— P. J. O'Rourke

It will be the duty of the Executive, with sufficient appropriations for the purpose, to prosecute unsparingly all who have been engaged in depriving…

— Rutherford B. Hayes

[It is not the purpose nor right of Congress] to attend to what generosity and humanity require, but to what the Constitution and their…

— William Branch Giles

If the president is the head of the American body politic, Congress is its gastrointestinal tract. Its vast and convoluted inner workings may be…

— Jon Stewart

Complying with requests from Congress is not optional. It is mandatory.

— Pete Hoekstra

Usually the president is kind of the initiator of the idea, then Congress makes it work.

— Tim Kaine

It is the duty of every citizen, for his own welfare, if for no other patriotic reason, to support and fight for and possibly…

— Louis Bromfield

Ensuring that our nation's resources are preserved and enhanced for future generations must be a priority for this Congress.

— John E. James

When the President acts, he must do so pursuant to constitutionally enumerated Article II powers or statutory power allocated to him by Congress.

— Kayleigh McEnany

The authority to declare war rests in Congress, not in an out-of-control president.

— Ted Cruz

This, in my view, is the highest responsibility of the President of the United States, which is to maintain the safety of the American…

— Mitt Romney