Quotes about congress
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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
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If we had an anti-business Congress that went after pension reform aggressively, it could have a devastating impact on Wall Street.
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We'll also be providing voter education programs. In the meantime, we'll be keeping up the pressure on Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform.
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Maryland needs someone in Congress who will fight to create jobs, stop out-of-control government spending and defend small businesses.
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We know well enough that if we repeal this law and give nothing for it, the people of this country will regard it as a total demonetization of silver, which it will be, so far as this Congress is concerned, without any question.
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When it comes to institutional policing of corruption in Congress, John Murtha is a one-man wrecking crew.
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When it comes to ethanol, Congress is guilty of more irrational exuberance than on any other issue.
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And so whether it's failing to move forward on the Dream Act, failing to move forward on putting teachers back to work, failing to do all the things we could do right now to help the economy and middle class, this Congress is just saying no. David Plouffe
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I was sent there by the Free Congress Committee, headed by Paul Weyrich. Fred Smith and I were sent down as observers, with reporters' credentials, so we could witness the events. Dixie Lee Ray
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All too often in tough economic times, it is the environment that gets left on the cutting room floors of Congress as everyone scraps for limited federal dollars. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
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When requests come in from Congress, of course they receive appropriate consideration.
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While restoring a sense of fiscal discipline to Congress is a top priority, infrastructure spending is an important and necessary task of government. Our nation's long-term debt requires us to prioritize and economize with every tax dollar.
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With all due respect, you've told me nothing, ... It's kind of interesting, this kabuki dance we have in these hearings here, as if the public doesn't have a right to know what you think about fundamental issues facing them.
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Though Congress continues to explore possible solutions to ensure social security solvency, everyone must take personal responsibility to prepare their own retirement savings accordingly.
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Rather than waiting for future trials to determine rules that will impact every citizen, Congress should step in and write a law that takes every American's rights into consideration. Ron Wyden
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At a time when special interest money is being showered on legislators in Washington, grassroots donors offer members of Congress a refreshing independence. The $25 and $50 donor is not looking for special favors. He or she is simply expecting their Congressman to go do the right thing.
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At any rate, Congress hasn't acted, and that's really what the focus of our hearing is today as to what ought to be done. Arlen Specter
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A Congressman is never any better than his roads, and sometimes worse. Will Rogers
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It seems likely that Congress will plug this gap at some point before the hard date cutover.
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After the flood comes the whitewash, ... The job of this Congress is not to run interference for the administration.
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It's really the first time you've seen the Republican-led Congress acknowledge that these issues require public scrutiny.
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At this stage in this particular investigation it would be highly unlikely for a new grand jury to receive any new information that had not already been considered at length by Starr, the United States Congress and the prior grand jury.
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The administration is working with Congress in providing relief in this area.
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That is one of our concerns. Through an earmark . . . if Congress says we're allocated $10 million for a widening project in Goodyear, it is no longer subject to our prioritization.
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Take that as an indication of nothing other than our desire to keep the Congress fully informed." () Mike McCurry
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Summer's here, temperatures are rising and tempers will really rise if Congress doesn't pass an energy bill, Ronald Reagan
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It's contrary to the way the court decisions have come down already. It is an extraordinary step for this Congress to be taking. Jeff Bingaman
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It's pretty unusual for Congress to revisit something passed by a prior Congress.
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Do not forget that it is a Congress in which the president's party has the majority.
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Don Sherwood is not an essential member of Congress. They don't need him to be in Washington.
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Consumers need relief from high energy prices. Talk is cheap. The price of energy is not. Congress needs to act. Byron Dorgan
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Congress would be better served if we played more rather than less,
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Congresswoman Schmidt and Congressman Tancredo recently met to discuss immigration. Will Adams