Congress Quotes - Page 2

Saddam Hussein has invited members from the U.S. Congress to visit Iraq. Man how stupid is Hussein? If you think Bush had incentive to bomb Iraq before, imagine if Congress was over there.

Jay Leno

Stupid, Men, Thinking

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After 20 years in Congress, I still believe that smaller government and lower taxes are the most effective economic policies.

Howard Coble

Believe, Government, Years

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I came to Congress to help reduce spending.

Dave Reichert

Helping, Spending

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Too many critics mistake the deliberations of the Congress for its decisions.

Sam Rayburn

Mistake, Decision, Deliberation

"Congressional Record", vol. 88, Appendix, (p. A3866), November 1, 1942.

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Look at my arms, you will find no party hand-cuff on them.

Davy Crockett

Party, Hands, Looks

Davy Crockett, Richard Penn Smith (1923). “The autobiography of David Crockett”

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Just about every year, Congress passes another crime bill - spending billions of dollars to build more prisons, to place more band-aids on society's scars.

Carrie P. Meek

Years, Dollars, Band

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Do unto others as you would have them do to you, said the rapist.

Bo Burnham

Bible, Jesus, Kindness

Song: Haikus Sonnet Shakespeare, Album: Words Words Words, 2010

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To imitate the hatred and violence of tyrants and murderers is the best way to take their place.

Pope Francis

Tyrants, Congress And The President, Hatred

Address to a Joint Meeting of the U.S. Congress, delivered 24 September 2015, Washington, D.C.

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If we took Congress seriously, we would be worrying all the time.

Will Rogers

America, Worry, Would Be

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Foreign policy always has more force and punch when the nation speaks with one voice. To remain secure, prosperous, and free, the United States must continue to lead. That leadership requires a president and Congress working together to fashion a foreign policy with broad, bipartisan support. A foreign policy of unity is essential if the United States is to promote its values and interests effectively and help to build a safer, freer, and more prosperous world.

Lee H. Hamilton

Fashion, Voice, Support

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La Raza stands for 'The Race' - and they say so openly. They are a pro-Hispanic organization; I will call them a racist organization. They base their philosophy on race. They advocate for those minorities that fit within the category that they define as drives them. They are apologists for illegal immigrants - and we are funding them with your tax dollars in this administration through earmarks. It is outrageous. It's an in-your-face act on the part of this Congress.

Steve King

Philosophy, Race, Organization

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The budget is like a mythical bean bag. Congress votes mythical beans into it, then reaches in and tries to pull real ones out.

Will Rogers

Real, Trying, Bags

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You want to balance the budget in this country? We change the salary structure for Congress and the President. Every year they don't balance the budget, we don't pay them.

Daniel Keys Moran

Country, Years, Congress And The President

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I think that Congress's ability to reason is fully equal to that of the judiciary.

Samuel Alito

Thinking, Reason, Ability

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Judge Samuel Alito's Nomination to the Supreme Court, www.washingtonpost.com. January 11, 2006.

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Copyrights have not expired, and will not expire, so long as Congress is free to be bought to extend them again.

Lawrence Lessig

Aggravation, Long, Copyright

Lawrence Lessig “Free Culture”, Lulu.com

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When I testified in front of Congress, I know that I was testifying under oath and I told the truth.

Rafael Palmeiro

Sports, Oath, Testifying

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My efforts in Congress are guided by the belief that environmental preservation and restoration are a critical part of the legacy we leave to future generations.

Sue Kelly

Effort, Environmental, Legacy

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Very few men are fortunate enough to gain distinction during their first term in Congress.

John George Nicolay

Men, Gains, Firsts

John George Nicolay (2008). “A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln: Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: a History: Easyread Large Edition”, p.74, ReadHowYouWant.com

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Republicans in Congress boosted the economy by cutting taxes and ending programs that don't work.

Zach Wamp

Cutting, Republican, Economy

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With the parties at virtual parity and the ideological gulf between them never greater, the stakes of majority control of Congress are extremely high.

Thomas E. Mann

Party, Majority, Stakes

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I have the Pleasure to assure you Congress pay particular Attention to the Defence of New Jersey, and hitherto have denied us nothing which we have Asked for that Purpose.

Abraham Clark

Aggravation, Attention, Purpose

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Each year thousands of embryos, no bigger than the head of a pin, are created in the process of in vitro fertilization, with the support of Congress, by the way.

Lois Capps

Years, Support, Way

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Marching with over a million women in support of our reproductive rights was one of the most empowering things I have done, both as a woman and as a Member of Congress.

Sheila Jackson Lee

Rights, Empowering, Support

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The result was, when Congress convened in January 1971, everyone was now an environmentalist. They had seen a new force, college students, who favored the environment.

Pete McCloskey

College, Students, Environment

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Anytime a large, emergency spending bill makes its way through Congress, the potential for mischief is great.

Chris Chocola

Bills, Way, Emergencies

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