Committees Quote by Thomas Sowell

It is the members of this business elite . . . that pose the greatest danger to our American way of life. They are…

— Lou Dobbs

Pity the poor senator or representative trying to stay alive in the political jungle. At every turn, there's a danger: a constituent who actually…

— Bill McKibben

The people are responsible for the character of their Congress.

— James A. Garfield

The problem... is that most members of Congress don't pay attention to what's going on.

— John McCain

Politicians are, in general, receptive to those who make the most noise.

— Daniel H. Pink

“Today Congress operates not as the Framers intended, but in the shadows, where it dreams up its most notorious and oppressive laws, coming into…

— Mark R. Levin

Corporations and special interests have their voice in Congress, and they have too many members scared of their power. What Congress needs is a…

— Pramila Jayapal

Unfortunately, most of Congress has little to offer except making noise and knowing how to move up the bloated political chain.

— Robert Blaha

Congress seems drugged and inert most of the time... its idea of meeting a problem is to hold hearings or, in extreme cases, to…

— Shirley Chisholm

Too many members of Congress seem willing to give corporate polluters, many of whom happen to be major political donors, a free pass to…

— Sheldon Whitehouse

The reason that last-ditch political maneuvering has become business as usual in Washington is that the actors involved are drunk on blame and are…

— Walter Kirn

Making Congress into a less crisis-driven institution starts with electing members of Congress who can take the long view.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi