United States Congress Quotes

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“Congress locked down as protesters descend on U.S. Capitol”

“CONGRESS, n. A body of men who meet to repeal laws.”

“To my mind Judas Iscariot was nothing but a low, mean, premature Congressman.”

“an unconstitutional exercise of Congress’s legislative power and must be vacated.”

“The best legislator is the one who votes for all appropriations and against all taxes.”

“Suppose you were a member of Congress. And suppose you were an idiot. But I repeat myself.”

“Since pro means the opposite of con, can you give me an illustration? Progress and Congress.”

“We have been taught to regard a representative of the people as a sentinel on the watch-tower of liberty.”

“This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.”

“Congress is so strange. A man gets up to speak and says nothing. Nobody listens—and then everybody disagrees.”

“I think I can say, and say with pride, that we have legislatures that bring higher prices than any in the world.”

“Congress in session is Congress on public exhibition, whilst Congress in its committee-rooms is Congress at work.”

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“He votes as a Southern man, and votes sectionally; I am also a Southern man, but vote nationally on national questions.”

“I could study all my life and not think up half the amount of funny things they can think of in one Session of Congress.”

“Papers say: "Congress is deadlocked and can't act." I think that is the greatest blessing that could befall this country.”

“It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.”

“Congress is so strange. A man gets up to speak and says nothing. Nobody listens. And when he sits down, everybody disagrees.”

“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.”