Quotes about congress
congress happening
a sense of what's happening in Congress and what's not happening. John Breaux
congress thanksgiving
We're adjourning the negotiations for Thanksgiving and for consultations with Congress and industry,
congress great keeping people traditions
Congress has always been for the people and by the people. And in keeping with the great traditions of our country, we need to keep it that way. Dennis Hastert
congress mentality understand
There was a hands-off mentality because Congress didn't understand the issues.
congress hand holding less money next spend whip year
We will spend less money next year than we did two years ago -- not very much less, ... The administration, having lowered the bar, got more of what it wanted out of Congress. At the end, the administration was holding the whip hand because it was Congress that wanted to go home.
congress following orders
We're just following orders from Congress. They haven't issued any legislation about discontinuing the one-cent coin, so we keep making them. Michael White
congress following orders
We're just following orders from Congress, ... They haven't issued any legislation about discontinuing the one-cent coin, so we keep making them.
congress issue power state
If we give up the power of the purse, which is what is at issue here, then it really reduces the Congress to the state of being a eunuch, Arlen Specter
congress enormous exercise mistake prescribed relationships rendered
If we had prescribed in Congress each of the relationships between the agencies, I think that would have been an enormous mistake and would have rendered this person more useless. This person can exercise power, and I think that's good. Jay Rockefeller
congress impact pension reform wall
If we had an anti-business Congress that went after pension reform aggressively, it could have a devastating impact on Wall Street.
congress crucial
OK, we'll take the first step. This is as crucial as it gets. Tom Daschle
congress
To get Congress to do anything. Helen Keller
congress consider mark numbers reason
I think these numbers should give Congressman Mark Foley reason to consider making a run.
congress describing dug fell grave instead parliament party president shame
It is a shame that the Congress party is describing their president Sonia Gandhi's resignation from parliament as a sacrifice. She wanted to defame us and instead stumbled and fell in the grave dug by them.
congress fact life
It is a regrettable fact of life, but it is a fact of life that everything is done in the Congress at 11:59 if there is a 12 o'clock curfew.
congress debate equal full good needs opportunity partners people ultimately
I think there has to be a debate; there has to be some good discussion, ... There has to be some opportunity for the people to be heard. ... Congress needs to be equal and full partners in this discussion, and ultimately in the decision.
congress large lots members money
Large contractors give lots of money to these members of Congress. They always have. That's the way things are done.
congress courteous displaced duty interested president tragedy
I think Congress will give him a courteous response. I think we are interested in the future. It would be a tragedy if we were displaced from doing our duty because the president is embroiled in this kind of circumstance, John Ashcroft
congress move
I think Congress showed an unwillingness to move forward.
congress democratic discussing moving people systems
People have been moving together, talking, discussing things, ... You can always find someone who's going to try to be a dead-ender and say, 'If you don't do this, I won't do that.' But that's part of negotiation. We see that in the Congress and we see it in democratic systems all over the world. Donald Rumsfeld
congress democrats government growing pace people
People in Congress need to apologize. We're growing the government at a pace that makes the Democrats look thrifty. Lindsey Graham
congress family package relief tax ultimately
Some of us in Congress wanted more family tax relief in this package than what we ultimately passed,
congress court fear laws passed repeatedly state strikes
Many fear that our court is making policy, when it repeatedly strikes down laws passed by Congress and the state legislatures, Mike DeWine
congress deal great hold likely talk
Most likely Congress will do little or nothing but talk a great deal and hold hearings, Byron Dorgan
congress familiar internet lost sort
Most of Congress is sort of lost in cyberspace. They know there's something called the Internet out there. But most of 'em don't know how to use it and most of 'em aren't very familiar with it.
congress cost governor last looks passed plan president remarkably rich summer targeted tax
Governor Bush's plan looks remarkably like the tax plan that was passed by the Congress last summer and was vetoed by the president on the grounds that it was targeted to rich people, and cost way too much.
congress follow guidelines impose president procedures
If Congress and the President impose new requirements on the project, we'll follow the procedures and guidelines set out in the law.
congress grass member roots talk talks whether
He's able to talk to anybody, whether it's a grass roots advocate, a member of Congress or of the (Bush) administration, ... And he not only talks but he acts. Jerry Reed
congress efforts hangover spending tax type
I think sometimes after we have this type of party, there is a hangover -- and this comes in '05, ... The new Congress in '05 will make efforts to restrain growth. They may not rescind the tax cuts, but there will be spending restraint. But between now and then, it's just a party.
congress easy exactly goes member people reserved rooms streets york
I don't know what goes on on ships, ... I can tell you exactly what goes on on the streets of New York City. You are safe. People are nice. It is exciting. It is easy to get around. We have rooms reserved for every member of Congress and for every delegate.
congress happen hoping soon
I'm hoping something will happen soon in Congress.
congress establish great message party point pressure senator speak state
If the other senator from your state is in your party, you don't have to feel great pressure to speak out on every issue. They need to get their message out so that the other congressman from the other party doesn't establish his point of view.
congress convince helped retire run
I helped convince him to run (for Congress) ... when he was going to retire I helped make him Appropriations chairman, Newt Gingrich