The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets. Will Rogers American Actor More Will Rogers Quotes 5
If Congress refuse to listen to and grant what women ask, there is but one course left then to pursue. What is there left for women to do but to become the mothers of the future government? Victoria Woodhull American Activist More Victoria Woodhull Quotes 2
Neglected by Congress below, distressed with the small-pox; want of Generals and discipline in our Army, which may rather be called a great rabble, our credit and reputation lost, and great part of the country; and a powerful foreign enemy advancing upon us, are so many difficulties we cannot surmount them. Benedict Arnold More Benedict Arnold Quotes 2
The constitution divides the powers related to making war between the president and the Congress. It gives Congress the power to declare war. It gives Congress the power of the purse. Samuel Alito More Samuel Alito Quotes 1
I have been up to see the Congress and they do not seem to be able to do anything except to eat peanuts and chew tobacco, while my army is starving. Robert E. Lee American Soldier More Robert E. Lee Quotes 1
If once the people become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, Judges and Governors, shall all become wolves. It seems to be the law of our general nature, in spite of individual exceptions. Thomas Jefferson American President More Thomas Jefferson Quotes 1
Congress would exclude slavery from any territory that in the future might be acquired from Mexico. David Wilmot American Activist More David Wilmot Quotes 1
America's veterans and troops serving abroad today fought hard to preserve our red, white and blue, from the Revolutionary War to today's Global War Against Terrorism, and Congress' action today is appropriate for one of our most sacred symbols. Bill Shuster American Politician More Bill Shuster Quotes 0
Congress must make it clear that common animal waste will not expose farmers to liability under Superfund, while ensuring continued action to clean up legitimate hazardous waste sites around the nation. Ike Skelton American Politician More Ike Skelton Quotes 0
And whether it is equal pay, health care, Social Security, or family leave, this Congress has refused to address issues critical to hard-working American women. Louise Slaughter American Politician More Louise Slaughter Quotes 0
Community-based policing has now come to mean everything. It's a slogan. It has come to mean so many different things that people who endorse it, such as the Congress of the United States, do not know what they are talking about. James Q. Wilson American Politician More James Q. Wilson Quotes 0
My mother was a Northern woman, daughter of Hon. John Sergeant, a distinguished lawyer, and for many years representative in Congress from Philadelphia. John Sergeant Wise American Author More John Sergeant Wise Quotes 0
It's an embarrassment that we don't have a broad enough consensus among political leaders that true reform should take place. I could count the members of Congress on one hand that took these issues seriously. DeForest Soaries American Politician More DeForest Soaries Quotes 0
I wouldn't approach the issue of judging in the way the president does. Judges can't rely on what's in their heart. They don't determine the law. Congress makes the law. The job of a judge is to apply the law. Sonia Sotomayor American Judge More Sonia Sotomayor Quotes 0
We want to obviously foster a relationship that we're a partner with states; that we all share the same goals of closing the achievement gap, just as the Congress does; and that we're practical and sophisticated enough to understand what they're talking about. Margaret Spellings American Public Servant More Margaret Spellings Quotes 0
It does indeed help us to work with Congress to explain the enormity of the reform effort that needs to be undertaken here and how many of these things work together. Tim Adams More Tim Adams Quotes 0
And our cause is to unite America behind the Commander in Chief and the Congress to win this war. Tom Bock More Tom Bock Quotes 0
We are encouraged to see that members of Congress on both sides of the aisle recognize the need for fairness in collective bargaining. Tom Brantley More Tom Brantley Quotes 0
orchestrate a conspiracy to intimidate members of Congress by using their past lives. Tom DeLay American Politician More Tom DeLay Quotes 0
It's not going to fix the broken federal system. They are frustrated by the lack of action by Congress, but the immigration system is not going to be fixed in Richmond. Tim Freilich More Tim Freilich Quotes 0
This is legislation that's being rushed through Congress on the wings of large cable and telephone companies. Our effort is to raise public awareness with Americans across the spectrum. Tim Karr More Tim Karr Quotes 0
I wish that I'd been in Congress at some point. Especially now with Bush there. But I would have a really hard time getting elected because of my views. L.A. is very ethnic. Many of the Jewish voters would not support me because of my views on the Middle East. Tom Hayden More Tom Hayden Quotes 0
The White House and the Congress took off with the baton . . . but they haven't finished running the race. The fundamental job of the government is to protect and defend its citizens, and at this point, the United States is still very vulnerable. Timothy J. Roemer More Timothy J. Roemer Quotes 0
In 2004, Congress wasted tax dollars like never before. Very few members of Congress are working to ease the tax and regulatory burden of a cumbersome, bloated federal government. Tom Schatz More Tom Schatz Quotes 0