Congress Quote by Jacob Lew

Our first priority is to cut taxes.

— Steve Mnuchin

My No. 1 priority is growth in the economy. Tax reform will be our first and most important part of that.

— Steve Mnuchin

Tax reform has been a congressional priority for decades. It should be a bipartisan issue. I don't know why anyone in Congress would want…

— Matt Gaetz

It's time Congress got its priorities straight.

— Mitch McConnell

We must cut federal spending - every wasted dollar, every low priority program, and every unconstitutional overreach - every day.

— Kevin Brady

The problem isn't a Congress that won't cut spending or a president who won't raise taxes. The problem is an American public with a…

— P. J. O'Rourke

So lets agree right here, right now: No side issues. No drama. Pass the payroll tax cut without delay.

— Barack Obama

It seems to me that instead of cutting taxes, we ought to be increasing the taxes to pay off the deficit, rather than let…

— Walter Cronkite

Congress should get the job done.

— Anonymous

The number one priority now is reducing the deficit that they [Labour] left us - the biggest deficit since the Second World War.

— Iain Duncan Smith

The most important thing that Congress can do is make sure that our government is working for the people; by avoiding a shutdown we…

— Andy Kim

The American people want to raise the minimum wage. Every poll tells us that. That bill will not get to the floor of the…

— Bernie Sanders