Compromise Quote by Rutherford B. Hayes

Our Constitution wisely assigns both joint and separate roles to each branch of the government; and a President and a Congress who hold each…

— John F. Kennedy

If Congress were to censure, fine or otherwise try to punish a president, it would dramatically alter the balance of power between the branches..

— Mike DeWine

Congress will always couple one bad idea with another, the better to 'offset' them.

— Jeffery Taylor

I have a great deal of concern for any president and the amount of power they accumulate versus congress. I'm a stickler about the…

— Rand Paul

The House of Representatives should not be locked down by the decided play of a few in leadership.

— Jeff Fortenberry

A compromise is but an act of Congress. It may be overruled at any time. It gives us no security. But the Constitution is…

— John C. Calhoun

Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.

— Abraham Lincoln

I am not one of those who thinks that Congress needs to be in session 24 hours a day interfering in peoples' lives.

— Lois Frankel

What I worry about would be that you essentially have two chambers, the House and the Senate, but you have simply, majoritarian, absolute power…

— Barack Obama

You know, this is - one can imagine how life would be different if one body of Congress was controlled by the other party,…

— Michael Isikoff

Congress needs to be in this based on making real change, not protecting their seat in Congress.

— George Santos

Most Americans, who think Congress has a right to do anything for which they can get a majority vote, ignore the clearly written constitutional…

— Walter E. Williams