Congress Quotes

I could end the deficit in 5 minutes. You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP all sitting members of congress are ineligible for reelection.

We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex--but Congress can.

Isn't this a billion dollar country?

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

In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress.

Now the Senate is looking for 'moderate' judges, 'mainstream' judges. What in the world is a moderate interpretation of a constitutional text? Halfway between what it says and what we'd like it to say?

The Constitution requires that Congress treat similarly situated persons similarly, not that it engage in gestures of superficial equality.

My opponent won't rule out raising taxes. But I will. And the Congress will push me to raise taxes, and I'll say no, and they'll push, and I'll say no, and they'll push again, and I'll say, to them, 'Read my lips: no new taxes'.