Congress Quote by Ronald Reagan Download Open image “To say Congress is spending like drunken sailors is an insult to drunken sailors.” — Ronald Reagan ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.5 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Congress Insult Political Politics Sailor Spending
It is not true that Congress spends money like a drunken sailor. Drunken sailors spend their own money. Congress spends our money. — Arthur Laffer Copy Share Image
The difference between congressmen and drunken sailors is that drunken sailors are spending their own money. — Tom Feeney Copy Share Image
It's not fair to say that Congress spends money like a drunk sailor. At least the sailor is spending his own money! — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
We could say the government spend like drunken sailors, but that would be unfair to drunken sailors, because the sailors are spending their own… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The appropriation of public money always is perfectly lovely until some one is asked to pay the bill. If we are to have a… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
American voters should understand that Congress will always find a way to spend every last dollar sent to Washington. Remember, politicians get votes by… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
Congress must simply do more to eliminate waste and be good stewards of taxpayer dollars. — Cindy Hyde-Smith Copy Share Image
The only way Congress can get one dollar to spend is to take that one dollar from Americans, borrow that one dollar from Americans,… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
A politician complaining about the media is like a sailor complaining about the sea. — Enoch Powell Copy Share Image
A sailing ship is no democracy; you don't caucus a crew as to where you'll go anymore than you inquire when they'd like to… — Sterling Hayden Copy Share Image
Congress has a responsibility to make sure our taxpayer dollars are being spent responsibly and effectively, and at the same time, that our men… — Larry Craig Copy Share Image
Today, the world looks to America for leadership. And America looks to its Corps of Marines. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
I've long believed one of the mainsprings of our own liberty has been the widespread ownership of property among our people and the expectation… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
You know, by the time you reach my age, you've made plenty of mistakes if you've lived your life properly. So you learn. You… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Simple fairness dictates that government must not raise taxes on families struggling to pay their bills. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The time has come to turn to God and reassert our trust in Him for the healing of America - our country is in… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Professional politicians like to talk about the value of experience in government. Nuts! The only experience you gain in politics is how to be… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The WPA was one of the most productive elements of FDR's alphabet soup of agencies because it put people to work building roads, bridges,… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Since I came to the White House, I got two hearing aids, a colon operation, skin cancer, a prostate operation, and I was shot.… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
A moment I've been dreading. George brought his ne're-do-well son around this morning and asked me to find the kid a job. Not the… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
On Father's Day, we pay tribute to all in our society who have taken on the responsibilitie s and joys of fatherhood. Whether our… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Well, my wife, Cathy Gillespie, worked for Joe Barton, who was running for Congress in 1984. — Ed Gillespie Copy Share Image
We will make sure our troops have all that is necessary to complete their missions. That's why I went to the Congress last September… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
I can't imagine that I would be asked that by the president-elect [Donald Trump], or then-president [Barack Obama]. But it's - I'm very clear.… — James Mattis Copy Share Image
So our focus has to be on the things that we can control, which is to take the necessary measures working with Congress to… — Jay Carney Copy Share Image
It's disgraceful that year after year, Congress has bowed to the tobacco lobby and refused to act. — Edward Kennedy Copy Share Image
The Constitution is very clear on the - on the declaration of war or reacting to international crimes - crimes against nations. It is… — Joe Pitts Copy Share Image
Can you understand why the Congress, most states and most cities refuse to pass legislation requiring the registration and licensing of any and all… — Malcolm Forbes Copy Share Image
“ Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or… — United States Congress Copy Share Image
As the longest serving Independent in the history of the United States Congress, as somebody who came into office by defeating an incumbent Democratic… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
As the first Member of Congress from western Washington to serve on the House Agriculture Committee in over 50 years, I am proud to… — Rick Larsen Copy Share Image
About one-half of the members of Congress are seekers for office at the nomination of the President. Of the remainder, at least one-half have… — John Quincy Adams Copy Share Image
My younger self could not imagine standing on the floor of Congress as a member of Congress voting on legislation that, if enacted, would… — Ritchie Torres Copy Share Image
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