Bills Quote by Marcy Kaptur

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

— Dean Phillips

Just like families must live within their budgets, the Federal Government must live within its means. We have passed appropriations bills that have been…

— Dennis Hastert

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

Budgets are moral documents. Federal funding should reflect the priorities and the values of the majority of the American people.

— Mike Pence

The budgets we work on in Congress are more than just fiscal documents; they are a reflection of our moral values as well. In…

— Tim Walz

Completing annual appropriations bills would be an important step in responsible federal budgeting.

— Cindy Hyde-Smith

There's a lot of politics over who gets the next allocation of Congressional funding.

— Rebecca MacKinnon

Chairing any Appropriations subcommittee is both a great honor and weighty responsibility.

— Dick Durbin

I generally leave the details of fiscal programs to the Administration and Congress. That's really their area of authority and responsibility, and I don't…

— Ben Bernanke

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

We see people voting for bills that their ideals and principles are opposed to, but because their little funding project is in there, they're…

— Sean Duffy

Bills that go through the whole committee process end up being better bills.

— Colin Allred