Subject: Government » Congress (Page 2)

Space expands to house the people to perform the work that Congress creates.

Those that respect the law and love sausage should watch neither being made.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

Congress: A strange forum where people get up and speak, nobody listens, and then everyone disagrees at the top of their lungs.

Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress but I repeat myself.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

The difference between a whore and a congressman is that a congressman makes more money.

(1927 – 1989) author, essayist & environmentalist

When they call the roll in the Senate, the senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty.'

(1858 – 1919) 26th U.S. president

No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.

If Congress must do a painful thing, the thing must be done in an odd-number year.

The reason there are two senators for each state is so that one can be the designated driver.

(1950 – ) comedian & television host

Congratulations, Congress! 77% disapproval rating! You may be about to become the English language’s most offensive C-word.

(1977 – ) British political comedian & television host

Senate: A body of elderly gentlemen charged with high duties and misdemeanors.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

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

(1923 – ) American quote & quip writer

The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

The mistakes made by Congress wouldn't be so bad if the next Congress didn't keep trying to correct them.

(1923 – ) American quote & quip writer

The wind doesn't bother me. I'm in the U.S. Senate.

(1923 – ) U.S. senator (Kansas) & presidential candidate

Congress: A body of men brought together to slow down the government.

Rear: In American military matters, that exposed part of the army that is nearest to Congress.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

The legislature's job is to write law; it's the executive branch's job to interpret law.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president