Congress Quote by Michael Chertoff

And I have to say, I agree with some of the criticisms that some have made about that state program which allocates the grant…

— Michael Chertoff

That's what the founding fathers intended, that most decisions be made at the state level, not at the federal level.

— Carlos Lopez-Cantera

Those who proposed the Constitution knew, and those who ratified the Constitution also knew that this is...a limited government tied down to specified powers....It…

— James Madison

The last time I checked, the president was supposed to sit down and figure out what he wanted and then get Congress to go…

— Diana Taylor

The Constitution grants only Congress - not the president - the power 'to borrow money on the credit of the United States.'

— Laurence Tribe

We're a small state. Our quantity of representation in Washington is not as large as a Texas, an Ohio, or a New York. So…

— Scott Pruitt

[The necessary and proper clause] neither enlarges any power specifically granted; nor is it a grant of any new power to Congress; But it…

— Joseph Story

Congress would give the people what they wanted if the people knew what they wanted, and if Congress could give it to them.

— Evan Esar

I think in the real world that's probably correct. That would give federal matching funds. It would mean no more ballot access woes.

— William Weld

Accepting federal funding undermines state sovereignty as states become beholden to federal requirements in order to keep the money flowing.

— Bob Barr

Congress realized that it was inherently unfair to penalize Americans by requiring them to pay taxes on taxes they had already paid.

— Tom Suozzi

Perhaps sensing the dismal failure of its efforts to show that 'established by the State' means 'established by the State or the Federal Government,'…

— Antonin Scalia