Quotes About Congress

I never envisioned retiring out of the Congress.

Our safety and security is more important than ever, and Congress needs to take an active role in enforcing international agreements that support global security.

I had to work up the courage to even imagine myself running for Congress. But I eventually decided that our country had a moral problem in only letting white men - even the right-minded ones - have a seat at the table.

My mere existence as a member of Congress as a Palestinian causes a lot of fear, because I'm here as a human being, as an American, that is saying to the world that we exist.

Despite its size and its long porous border with Nepal and increasing Naxal problems, U.P. had not been treated at par with the Congress-rules states like Delhi and Maharashtra in terms of funding for police modernisation.

The BJP does not intend to use Parliament to project Congress's corruption.

I am aware that people at large are constantly angry with the Congress because they feel we are shouting. We are making noise, but there is a very serious reason for it. Parliamentary rules are not being followed.

Hardworking families can no longer afford to wait for a Congress that gridlocks on ideology. I look forward to working with my colleagues from both parties to get things done.

As parties began to develop around the turn of the 19th century, you had party nominees for President nominated in caucuses made up of party members in Congress.

It is not the role of Congress to decide legal cases between private parties. That is why we have courts.

Defending Congressional authority should not be a partisan issue.

I have also come to understand Congress' need for a bipartisan as well as a partisan capacity.

We need Congress to do more than just engage in partisan games.

The dirty secret is that climate change is not really a partisan issue in Congress.

The people of New Jersey sent me to Congress because they are tired of partisan gridlock. They want to see our Congress get to work on legislation that will make people's lives better.

I've had a growing conviction that Congress is not operating as it should. There is much too much partisanship and not enough progress.

Speech controversies' will come and go as they always have, but our countries' shared values remain and Congress' bipartisan support for a strong U.S.-Israel partnership is ironclad.

Democrats are a big-tent party. You know, I'm not trying to impose an ideology on all, you know, several hundred members of Congress.

I like Arvind Kejriwal and his work that he is doing for India, but I don't know why he is after Congress party and Gandhi family, why can't he see other leaders and parties which are also involved in corruption.

But we have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy.

During 2009-2014, the Budget allocation for agriculture increased by a meagre 8.5 percent. From 2014-2019, the Modi government hiked it by 38.8 percent. By opposing the passage of these historic Acts in Parliament, the Congress exposed itself.

Last year, I co-sponsored the Highlands Conservation Act and in a bipartisan effort we passed the bill through Congress.

The president of the United States, on Inauguration Day, takes an oath to faithfully execute the laws. Those are the laws that are passed by Congress.

The 112th Congress passed only 220 laws, the lowest number enacted by any Congress. In 1948, when President Truman called the 80th Congress a 'Do-Nothing' Congress, it had passed more than 900 laws.