Congress Quotes

it is a longstanding principle that sitting national security advisers do not testify before the Congress.

It's fantastic that Congress has an increasing number of women. Experts call an increasingly female presence in a previously male space 'the Bruce Jenner effect.'

Things were very different back in 1992. There was unrest in the Middle East, we had a gridlocked Congress, and everybody was talking about Bill Cosby.

Martha Stewart was convicted of four counts of lying and obstruction of justice and could serve up to 20 years in Congress.

The Parliament in Canada and the Congress in Washington do not have the authority to revoke the commandments of God, or to modify or amend them in any way.

I strongly support SNAP and will continue to urge my colleagues in Congress to provide adequate funding to this important program.

Obama needs Facebook to help him get reelected. Facebook needs Obama to keep them out of trouble with Congress and countless government agencies.

Congress shall also create a tax code weighing more than the combined poundage of the largest member of the House and the largest member of the Senate, plus a standard musk ox.

The Republicans in Congress, they believe in Ronald Reagan's Republican Party, not Donald Trump Republican Party or Steve Bannon's Republican Party.

Obama acknowledges his overreach openly every time he argues that he intends to do the job of an obstinate Republican congress.

Reasons why members of Congress deserve a pay raise: Many big corporations are cutting back on bribes; nearly half the members have never been indicted.

They're saying President Obama doesn't have any friends. The problem is that he can't get Congress to approve one.

Pope Francis is going to go to Washington, D.C., to address Congress. He believes the New England Patriots have been deflating his giant hat.

Today was opening day for the new Congress in Washington. And Vice President Joe Biden swore in the new batch of White House fence jumpers.

Do you remember the good ol' days when Congress was only unsafe if you were an intern.

This is all disgraceful and underscores how imperative it is that Obamacare be fully repealed and that the newly elected GOP Congress get a backbone and stand up to this cadre of scofflaws.

When Congress legislates in haste, it often causes more problems than it solves. But Congress rarely reconsiders its mistakes.

This is a basic function of Congress to keep the government running. And so, what we ought not to do is play politics with those who have been affected by disasters.

The new Republican Congress should move full speed ahead to repeal and replace Obamacare. It would be unwise to wait for the Supreme Court to perform this service for the American people.

I do not believe the President requires any additional authorization from the Congress before committing US forces to achieve our objectives in the Gulf.

When you succeed (with legislation), that feeling is exhilaration. And it takes leadership from a president, which means you meet with members of Congress 24/7 and you talk and you listen.

If U.S. national sovereignty continues, it is only as a state that Puerto Rico will have permanent 10th Amendment powers over its non-federal affairs, as well as voting power in Congress.

I read all these stories that I don't know anything about politics. But I must know something. I've had some good victories in Congress, and I've survived this town for four years.

We will ensure that E-Verify is used to the fullest extent possible under existing law, and will work with Congress to strengthen and expand its use across the country.

Crooked Hillary Clinton bleached and deleted 33,000 emails, lied to Congress under oath, made 13 iPhones disappear, some with a hammer, then told the FBI she couldn't remember 39 times. Bad memory.

I like shitty strip clubs. They look like what they are. I know what to expect. Unlike Congress, at least we know everybody is for sale.

Congress is always willing to appropriate money for more and bigger paved roads, anywhere -- particularly if they form loops.

There were speeches made in Congress in the very last session before the outbreak of the Rebellion, so ferocious as to show that their authors were under the influence of a real frenzy.

Immigration reforms are always controversial. Our Congress was created to muster political will to answer such challenges. Today we didn't, but tomorrow we will. I yield the floor.

Congress must go further to protect the right to privacy, to end the NSA's dragnet surveillance of ordinary Americans, to make the intelligence community more transparent and accountable.

Persecution of Christians is growing around the world, and Congress needs to pay more attention to it.

If I could create one job in the private sector by helping to grow a business, that would be one more than Congress has created in the last six months.

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

Stiffening the spine of progressive members of Congress is crucial.

I really do not think there is a serious split between Republicans and Democrats in Congress in how responsive they are to constituents.

You have to be local. You have to focus on your local members of Congress.

Write to your newspaper. Call your Member of Congress. Email President Obama. Speak out for a cleaner, more stable future for all of us.

I had hoped to hear the President tonight tell the Congress and the American people exactly how he plans to tackle some of the important issues facing this country, unfortunately I did not.

The average 20-year-old serving us in Iraq knows more about their country's national security than the average 20-year political veteran serving in the Congress today.

Together, we will protect the sanctity of life, ensuring early next Congress that no federal funds are used for abortion.

The universe is holding congress with itself.

My father ran for Congress in 2004, and I got a sense that there is no way to achieve much success without a certain amount of compromise.

And after September the 11th, the United States Congress also granted me additional authority to use military force against al Qaeda. . . .

The bill Congress sent me would take away one of the most valuable tools in the war on terror... so today I vetoed it.

I cut the taxes on everybody. I didn't cut them. The Congress cut them. I asked them to cut them.

I'm asking Congress to pass my Zero Down Payment Initiative. We should remove the 3 percent down payment rule for first time home buyers with FHA-insured mortgages.

Term limits would make Congress bolder, more independent, and less risk-averse.

You had to be tough to be a female member of Congress.

They [Democrats in Congress] believe in communism. They believe and have called for a revolution. You're going to have to shoot them in the head. But warning, they may shoot you.

As I have said, the best Bush strategy is to put Congress on TV as often as possible.