Chairman Quote by John McCain Download Open image “Being chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee is like being a mosquito in a nudist colony.” — John McCain ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Chairman Chairman Senate Colony Commerce Committees E commerce Mosquito Nudist Mosquitoes Nudist Nudist Colony Nudists Senate Senate Commerce Trump
One of things I have always been open to is making policy in the Senate Commerce Committee. — Brian Schatz Copy Share Image
“A committee is a cul-de-sac down which ideas are lured and then quietly strangled.” — Barnett Cocks Copy Share Image
Somebody said, 'You may be a committee chair.' I don't think so. I don't think anybody would want me that much. — Angus King Copy Share Image
Well, the senators I've enjoyed working with the most would be Ted Kennedy and Kent Conrad, because they were both either chairman or ranking… — Judd Gregg Copy Share Image
Ah! that Senate is a world of ice and darkness! It votes the destruction of peoples as the simplest and wisest thing; for its… — George Sand Copy Share Image
You become a senator not by being passive but by being active, and all of a sudden, we've got a whole group just deciding… — Bill Cassidy Copy Share Image
I have the utmost confidence in General Mattis, General Flynn, General Kelly, Dan Coates. I couldn't have picked a better team. And so I'm… — John McCain Copy Share Image
Washington is a Hollywood for ugly people. Hollywood is a Washington for the simpleminded. — John McCain Copy Share Image
I think that it's important that we understand the importance of the Hispanic vote in America. — John McCain Copy Share Image
I will not agree to have this bill [to repeal DADT ] go forward, because our economy is in the tank. — John McCain Copy Share Image
I don't know a politician who enjoys fundraising. The system is such that the American people have lost faith. — John McCain Copy Share Image
It is perhaps my greatest hope, Mr. President, that some day we'll consider tax and spending measures with no one else in mind but… — John McCain Copy Share Image
This kind of horror has become all too familiar to us. As parents, Cindy and I offer our prayers to the memory of the… — John McCain Copy Share Image
Thousands of Americans have given their lives in Afghanistan and Iraq upholding their oaths and defending this nation. Chelsea Manning broke her oath and… — John McCain Copy Share Image
The truth is sometimes a hard pill to swallow. It sometimes causes us difficulties at home and abroad. It is sometimes used by our… — John McCain Copy Share Image
My greatest fear is the Iranians acquire a nuclear weapon and give it to a terrorist organization. And there is a real threat of… — John McCain Copy Share Image
Presidential ambition is a disease that can only be cured by embalming fluid . — John McCain Copy Share Image
I've enjoyed my time at every club I have worked at, I've been lucky, but I won't jump in and finish up working with… — Harry Redknapp Copy Share Image
Some Republicans gave up on winning the African-American vote, looking the other way or trying to benefit politically from racial polarization. I am here… — Ken Mehlman Copy Share Image
Statistics are like miniskirts: They give you good ideas but hide the important things. — Ebbe Skovdahl Copy Share Image
In the past there were too many portraits of Chairman Mao in China. They were hung everywhere. That was not proper and it didn't… — Deng Xiaoping Copy Share Image
I have decided to quit as I.P.L. Chairman. It is a decision which I was pondering over for some time. — Rajeev Shukla Copy Share Image
I was the chairman of the Budget Committee and the lead architect the last time it happened in Washington, and when we did it… — John Kasich Copy Share Image
We must learn to do economic work from all who know how, no matter who they are. We must esteem them as teachers, learning… — Mao Zedong Copy Share Image
Chairman Mao not only introduced Pinyin in China, but also simplified half the Chinese characters, believing that fewer strokes would enable more people to… — David Tang Copy Share Image
Since I became chairman, I've tried to turn EFF into civil liberties and responsibilities. — Esther Dyson Copy Share Image
I was the chairman of the House Budget Committee and one of the chief architects the last time we balanced a budget, and it… — John Kasich Copy Share Image
You hear entertainers all the time, saying, 'If I couldn't get paid for this, I'd do it for free.' When's the last time you… — Dick Gregory Copy Share Image
By the time I became chairman and there was more of a feeling of urgency, there was a willingness to accept more forceful measures… — Paul A. Volcker Copy Share Image