Quotes about congress
congress courts federal intend power strip
Congress did not intend to strip the federal courts of their power to adjudicate pending cases.
congress given intend possible term
Congress did not intend the term 'navigable waters' to be given the broadest possible constitutional interpretation.
congress continues cutting resist
Congress continues to resist cutting even one program.
congress considers individual job mainstream people providing successful training
Congress considers (the TANF program) a successful program, and that's why they reauthorized it. It addresses how to get people out of poverty, get them into mainstream jobs. But it's not just providing individual job training and placement. It's also doing prevention.
congress damage extent liberated living nightmare
Congress can't do much more damage to us than they already have. To this extent we're liberated to do what is right. ... Our successors will be living in a nightmare if we don't do what is right. Henry A. Kissinger
congress presidency television
Congress & the Presidency in the Television Age. Walter Cronkite
congress medical patients personal protection providers records
Comprehensive protection of personal medical records is what Congress called for in the law, and it's what American patients and their providers want and need, Donna Shalala
congress fan flames matters pause waiting
Everything is on pause waiting for these meetings. If nothing comes out of them, that can fan the flames of those in Congress who want to take matters into their own hands.
congress mentality understand
There was a hands-off mentality because Congress didn't understand the issues.
congress room
There's no room on the agenda, there's no room in Congress and there's no room politically. Larry Sabato
congress devils expect rubber stamp
There's little devils in the details. I don't expect Congress to rubber stamp it. Frank Lautenberg
congress hearing people political solve swagger win
The tough-talking swagger of the kind we're hearing from people in Congress who want enforcement only is not a political winner. It won't solve problems, and it won't win votes. Tamar Jacoby
congress considered core items promote second session strengths top values
The top items to be considered in this second session of the 109th Congress promote the core values and strengths of NAMIC members.
congress consumers nations
The nation is faced with one of the most corporate-orientated anti-consumer Congresses in our history. Ralph Nader
congress oath testifying
When I testified in front of Congress, I know that I was testifying under oath and I told the truth, Rafael Palmeiro
congress decision understanding work
I don't want to say that we have made a decision on the request, but we will work with the understanding of the need for the Congress to get its work done as well, John Ashcroft
congress face issue members
I don't think this one is going to go away. Members of Congress know they are going to face this issue in November.
congress defense department economy french interested rather
I don't think the U.S. Congress or even the Department of Defense is going to be interested in subsidizing the French economy with that kind of money, ... If Airbus was a (British) company, rather than predominantly French and German, I think it would be very different.
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Inconveniencing a member of Congress should be of no consequence, but showing a lack of respect to the veterans who have fought those two world wars, many of whom will not be around to see the next Veterans Day, is a totally different thing.
congress president signs
If the president signs it and Congress approves, we could get as many as 150 families.
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 expect fully iron pension reform security social
I fully expect that Congress will iron out the differences. With Social Security reform a bust, pension reform is a must.
congress democracy expect haiti major
If you expect Haiti to have any kind of democracy in the future, congress has to play a major role.
congress landing people until
If you're not going to have a lunar landing until 2018, how are you going to keep people and Congress interested?
congress difficult great history table work
If you look through history, all of the great work we've done in Congress has been around a table of compromise, when it comes to the most difficult problems. Claire McCaskill
congress follow life pleased wish
I'm pleased they're going to consolidate any investigation in Washington. It makes life a lot easier. I wish Congress would follow the same lead. Bob Bennett
congress cooperate form happy imitation sincerest
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. This is my idea, and when I get to Congress, I'd be very happy to cooperate with (Allard) on this.
congress disappoint role sorry
I'm sorry to disappoint you, Congressman. I had no role in this issue. John Bolton
congress failed given mandate obligation people president remove report robert
In 2000 we were given a mandate by the people to remove President Robert Mugabe. We are going back to congress in February, but he is still there. You have an obligation to report that we have failed to remove him. We have to report (even if) we say he stole the elections.
congress debating electoral excited issues matter passes people separate whether
It's a matter of getting people excited and out to vote. Whether the Congress passes a lot of legislation is a separate issue. . . . They can get the electoral issues done just by debating some of the issues.
congress looked
It looked like Congress was going to do the right thing, but it never happened.
congress difficult election
It's difficult for Congress to get anything done in an election year. Dan Bartlett
congress credit crunch days greenspan
It was days ago Greenspan told Congress there was not a credit crunch in the economy.