Congress Quotes - page 40

I've had opportunities before to run for office - the Republicans recruited me when I was surgeon general, to run for Congress, to run against Gov. Napolitano. But I didn't feel it was my calling... I felt, 'Well, I'm flattered, but I really would rather stay and be the doctor of the nation and stay as surgeon general.' (Richard Carmona)
The Congress is a power-oriented party. View quote
Sharad Pawar
I didn't leave the Congress; I was expelled. View quote
Sharad Pawar
I have a reputation for being the hardest working person in Congress. View quote
Shelley Berkley
I come home every weekend and I still can't believe I represent Las Vegas in Congress. It's such a kick. View quote
Shelley Berkley
This drug coverage program was clearly designed by Republicans in Congress to serve the interests of the drug and insurance industries. America's seniors were an afterthought. View quote
Sherrod Brown
So we in Congress have a very clear choice. We can take largely symbolic action and sit back and fiddle while Americans burn more gasoline. Or we can pass concrete, effective legislation that will save consumers money while significantly reducing U.S. oil consumption. View quote
Sherwood Boehlert
We have to remind the people: Congress has the constitutional obligation and public responsibility to oversee these issues and the Department of Justice's operations. View quote
Sibel Edmonds
What I find is most people have a civics book understanding for how Congress works and how a bill moves. View quote
Sam Brownback
I hope to continue to be serving South Dakota in Congress. View quote
Stephanie Herseth
The one thing that I have been struck with, after coming here to Congress is, how many people in Washington, D.C. talk about job loss like they are talking about the weather, or a natural disaster like an earthquake. (Stephen F. Lynch)
I ran for Congress not because I was having a mid-life crisis. I left the private sector because I saw a looming financial crisis that was coming to this country. It's unsustainable. View quote
Steve Daines
Sometimes Congress likes to milk an issue. View quote
Steve Largent
Congress should just do its job and pass a transportation-infrastructure bill - a regular bill that doesnt borrow money and mortgage my future. View quote
Steve Stivers
At the end of the day, there's not an office complex anywhere on these grounds that I wouldn't be honored to have as a sitting member of Congress. View quote
Steve Womack
The weak economy, widening income inequality, gridlock in Congress and a presidential election: Those were perhaps the dominant economic and political themes of 2012. View quote
Steven Rattner
Many critics of the Palestinians, especially those in Congress, think the current calm is merely the eye of the storm. That's why the House of Representatives approved a foreign aid package last week that forbade the direct financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority . View quote
Suzanne Fields
I could run for Congress. Why not? Good heavens, if Ronald Reagan can be president, I ought to make a great secretary of the treasury. View quote
Sandra Dee
My entire family has been with the Congress right from the time of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Congress is in our blood and as a loyalist, I am always there for Congress. View quote
Sanjay Dutt
The Congress leadership always denied responsibilities to me both within the government and within the party organisation... They would always tell me my image as a Hindu leader was a constraint on my capacity as a political leader. View quote
Satpal Maharaj
I parted ways with the Congress, a party that I served for so many years, because its leadership constantly humiliated me by ignoring my talent both as a leader and an administrator. (Satpal Maharaj)
For many members of Congress, the time for choosing is near - do what the party leadership demands, or do what the people have asked you to do. If my colleagues don't mind some advice from a newcomer, I'd suggest going with the will of the people. View quote
Scott Brown
But people ought to be proud to be Democrats right now. You know, we're a happy warrior party. And this Congress has every reason to be very, very proud of the heavy lifting that they have done. View quote
Tim Kaine
We need to be calling out the flaws and misguided decisions of the Democrats in Congress and the Obama administration. View quote
Tim Pawlenty
If you want to pray at a town hall meeting or a school board meeting or in the halls of Congress, that ought to be acceptable in the United States. View quote
Tim Walberg