Appropriation Quote by James Madison

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

We do not sit as a super-legislature to weigh the wisdom of legislation.

— William O. Douglas

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

The important thing for Government is not to do things which individuals are doing already, and to do them a little better or a…

— John Maynard Keynes

That the foundation of our national policy should be laid in private morality. If individuals be not influenced by moral principles, it is in…

— James Madison

The Constitution is clear; appropriations powers sit with the legislature.

— Dean Phillips

All "public interest' legislation (and any distribution of money taken by force from some men for the unearned benefit of others) comes down ultimately…

— Ayn Rand

To avoid the necessity of a permanent debt and its inevitable consequences, I have advocated and endeavored to carry into effect the policy of…

— Martin Van Buren

The greatest single virtue of a strong legislature is not what it can do, but what it can prevent.

— J. William Fulbright

There are serious budgetry issues that need to be worked through. Playing a game of lying about what's in the content of legislation isn't…

— Tony Burke

“nothing, on the other hand, can be more impenetrable to the uninitiated than a legislation founded upon precedents.”

— Alexis de Tocqueville

Elected officials should be held to a higher standard, and we cannot enable misbehavior with a system that secretly settles with public funds.

— Brad Schneider