I have said, with respect to authorization bills, that I do not want the Congress or the country to commit fiscal suicide on the installment plan. — Everett Dirksen Tags: #Suicide, #Plan, #Congress, #EverettDirksen, #American, #PoliticianMini who’s who:...
In the first 50 years of the filibuster, it was used only 35 times. But the last Congress alone had 112 cloture motions filed, plus threats of more. This is the tyranny of the minority. — Peter Fenn Tags: #Tyranny, #Last, #Congress, #PeterFenn, #American,...
I’ve tried to maintain my independence in Congress. Sometimes that has meant opposing my own party leaders. — Collin C. Peterson Tags: #Party, #Leaders, #Congress, #CollinCPeterson, #American, #PoliticianMini who’s who: Collin C. Peterson : American...
They say that women talk too much. If you have worked in Congress you know that the filibuster was invented by men. — Clare Boothe Luce Tags: #Men, #Talk, #Congress, #ClareBootheLuce, #American, #DramatistMini who’s who: Clare Boothe Luce : American...
I am not a proponent of the death penalty, but I will enforce the law as this Congress gives it to us. — Eric Holder Tags: #Law, #Congress, #Penalty, #EricHolder, #American, #PublicServantMini who’s who: Eric Holder : American Public Servant Born: January...
