After Quote by Jim Cooper

I firmly believe that if members of Congress fail to perform their most basic duty in passing a budget, then they do not deserve…

— Kurt Schrader

To serve taxpayers better - and at a lower cost for the long haul - Congress should clean up the Washington bureaucracy itself.

— Jon Husted

We favor putting Congress on a commission basis. Pay them for results. If they do a good job and the country prospers, they get…

— Gracie Allen

As taxpayers, we pay our elected officials to serve the people and protect our state and our interests.

— Barbara Ann Radnofsky

If Congress can't get a budget passed when they're supposed to, it's just common sense they shouldn't get paid.

— Mike Braun

One of the most lethal mistakes a public official can make is raising taxes and not paying your own.

— Josh Mandel

If Congress is unable to do its job and pass a federal budget, then I do not believe we should receive a salary.

— David Valadao

Congress must simply do more to eliminate waste and be good stewards of taxpayer dollars.

— Cindy Hyde-Smith

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

The problem is government spends too much. So raising taxes is what politicians do, instead of reducing spending.

— Grover Norquist

“Because of the power that we have given money: The government would rather have taxpayers who do not vote, than voters who do not…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

The American taxpayers are a powerful force. They don't want their taxes raised.

— Grover Norquist