Chair Quote by Richard Shelby

As a member of the Appropriations Committee, I will fight for the interests of Tennesseans and all Americans while working to eliminate wasteful, duplicative,…

— Bill Hagerty

To go from chairman of the House Appropriations Committee in the Kansas Legislature to one of 50 on the Appropriations Committee and one of…

— Kevin Yoder

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

If you want to learn about the whole government and how it operates, the Appropriations Committee is the best place to learn it.

— John J. Rooney

The Appropriations Committee in the Senate is out of control, out of control on spending.

— John Ensign

I would not reconsider the nuclear cuts. The appropriations committee did due process in looking at where there was the ability to cut some…

— Joe Heck

Many of the earmark request forms are actually filled out by lobbyists and then just turned in by the member's staff to the appropriations…

— Jeff Flake

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

Charlie Rangel was writing laws on our taxes as chair of the Ways and Means Committee while somehow neglecting to pay his own.

— Nancy Gibbs

My entry into the field of hydrogen came as a great surprise. President Bush of the United States was interested in hydrogen for energy…

— Anonymous

I'm honored to sit on the House Intelligence Committee and am proud to chair the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.

— Elise Stefanik

When the chair of an investigating committee refuses to share vital findings or source information with any of his colleagues, his committee's ability to…

— Raja Krishnamoorthi