Famous Quotes & Sayings

Marcy Kaptur

For me, appropriations bills are the glue. These are the bills that must move, no matter what, to keep the government functioning as a reliable element of our society. The Appropriations Committee shouldn't be the most political place to be; it's the place where we have to make the institution function for the country.

My concern is that there is going to be a convergence of immigration-related bills and the result will be complex and confusing and the session could end with the bills stranded in a conference committee.

Nora Johnson

More than 90 percent of the hospital bills I've audited have gross overcharges.

The prices could go up, and consumption could go up, making bills even larger.

Sit down, collect all your information, all your bills and write out exactly what you owe. Then, you need to put yourself on a budget.

Many of the elderly will pay their utility bills and go without medication without food.

Many of the amendments to the gambling bills have gone to him as well, so it just stands to reason he would get this bill.

Tina Brown

Until 1869, when they were banned, debtors' prisons were the great incinerators of British reputations. Those who were unable to pay their bills were jailed until their creditors were paid - an unlikely event, given that the prisoner was unable to work.

Dee Dee Myers

The first time I met Bill Clinton was actually 1988.

The process is: you send the bills in for reimbursement and when you go home, someone comes up and says 'Congresswoman, I don't know how to broach this with you, but you haven't paid your bill.'

If these two bills are passed on radio spectrum and allocation of funds, the grades will quickly switch to a B or an A.

We never toured (together) in the past and I am looking forward to this. I think it's going to be a very powerful show. It's probably one of the most compatible bills that we've ever been on as far as far as music styles.

Bianca Jagger

I've enjoyed doing Wolf Blitzer's program, and I even enjoyed having a heated debate with Bill O'Reilly. I will do it any time.

Jason Chaffetz

I think, from the broad political spectrum, not just the Freedom Caucus, I think there is a need for internal reform that is how we bring bills up, getting back to regular order, how we offer amendments or don't offer amendments.

It all depends on what you want to do. Some people want to pay their bills online. Others feel they lose control when that happens.

People are cutting back. They are getting higher bills and they're cutting back.

Horace Walpole

Men are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent.

When (Ronald) Reagan was governor, there was always unrest. He raised taxes ... he signed one of the most progressive pro-abortion bills in the country at that time.

Florence Shapiro

With a few changes, I think all these bills will probably pass.

Susan Griffin

As more companies offer their customers the option to pay bills with a credit or charge card, the number of consumers who do so has the potential to increase dramatically.

The new bills would likely create a giant financial conglomerate,

Kevin McCarthy

Servers make very little in regular wages and largely rely on tips to pay the bills and budget for weeks ahead.

Taking care of your bills is an important thing. But there are some things that people need to know.

It's premature, we don't have the votes on the Supreme Court right now. We're busy with these other bills that are very important and do-able.

It's tough to put into words. I couldn't imagine how the Buffalo Bills feel after losing four of these.

Consumers have found it especially difficult to cope during the winter months with both higher home heating bills as well as higher gasoline costs.

Consumers have been given an economic boost with no astronomical heating bills to pay. We know this fact has been the main reason energy prices have stayed somewhat grounded and have fallen short of bullish expectations.

Consumers are worrying about interest-rate risks, their high credit-card bills and the fact that their houses haven't risen in value as much as last year.

Mark Zandi

Consumers are reeling from the high energy bills and that has to be watched very carefully. Another month of falling consumer confidence would be disturbing.

Considering the impact of the hurricanes and record heating bills last year, the economy continues to show remarkable resilience.

The next time the bills come, I'm really going to have to think a lot about even paying it. I'm just so tempted to just rough it and go without.

That's so people don't get walloped with gigantic, unmanageable bills when they need the heat.

Brandon Moore

I t pretty much kills me because I've got bills to pay, too.