Quotes About Congress

My challenge to members on both sides of the aisle is to stand up and have the integrity to say that we have a dead U.S. agent; we have a Department of Justice that lied to Congress.

One of my top priorities in Congress is creating jobs and promoting a growing economy that raises the standard of living for all Americans.

The problem is, is that President Bush and the Republican leadership in the Congress have resisted attempts to increase dramatically our fuel economy standards over the last five years.

A lot of these so-called left positions are actually centrist by the standards of the American people, just not by members of the American Congress.

The Constitution sets out no standards for granting pardons. They require no consent from Congress, and courts can't second-guess them.

My number one objective continues to be to defund or delay the implementation of Obamacare. But as long as any piece of this law is standing, it needs to apply to all Americans equally, and that includes members of Congress and our staff.

Congress is a co-equal branch of government, with a long and rich history of standing up to the executive branch.

Just as Congress stands firmly against racism and other forms of prejudice, we must take action that loudly and clearly proclaims our resolve to combat anti-Semitism at home and around the world.

Congress seems to want to cure every ill known to man except unconstitutional government and high taxes.

My son, Emilio Huerta, is running for congress. He was a young man who was marching and picketing.

To hear some men talk of the government, you would suppose that Congress was the law of gravitation, and kept the planets in their places.

In Washington, a man gets up to speak and doesn't say a thing, and the other men disagree with him for three hours.

I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace, that two are called a law firm, and that three or more become a congress.

Well, I think the president is going to do well in terms of his influence for positive change here in the Congress, making sure that we don't overspend, making sure that we spend for only those programs that are justified.

Though the President is Commander-in-Chief, Congress is his commander; and, God willing, he shall obey. He and his minions shall learn that this is not a Government of kings and satraps, but a Government of the people, and that Congress is the people.

The President and the Congress are all very well in their way. They can say what they think they think, but it rests with the Supreme Court to decide what they have really thought.

So our focus has to be on the things that we can control, which is to take the necessary measures working with Congress to ensure that our economy grows, that we create jobs.

Congress has the authority to authorize spending and investment to historically neglected and marginalized communities.

It's the job of the president to negotiate, but it's the job of Congress to approve.

Serving my neighbors in Congress and fighting for them has been the best job I've ever had.

I want to see Netanyahu speak to the Congress and speak to the American people about the real situation in Israel, and let me just say, I stand with Israel 100 percent, and I will never waiver on that.

I think in politics, in Congress, you often do things that are Republican, or you do things because you're a Democrat. Sometimes that's good, obviously, and sometimes that's obviously bad. But in the news business, there's no such thing as Republican or Democratic news. News is news.

There is certainly no chance of joining the Congress.

The First Amendment only says 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.' It can disrespect all it wants.