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I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses. (Quote by - Victor Hugo)

The Senate is a place filled with goodwill and good intentions, and if the road to hell is paved with them, then it's a pretty good detour. (Quote by - Hubert H. Humphrey)

Congress is so strange. A man gets up to speak and says nothing. Nobody listens--and then everybody disagrees. (Quote by - Boris Marshalov)

Oh, I don't blame Congress. If I had $600 billion at my disposal, I'd be irresponsible, too. (Quote by - Lichty and Wagner)

During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet. (Quote by - Al Gore)

In the wiretapping, despite all the momentum for a more assertive Congress, you're seeing Congress backing down, because there are many Republicans and even Democrats who are afraid of being seen as preventing the president from protecting the nation. (Quote by - Julian Zelizer)

The ultimate solution is public financing of campaigns. All this is based on the constant quest for campaign cash that members of Congress are always on. If you get rid of that, members of Congress will be much less susceptible. (Quote by - Mary Boyle)

It's a funny thing. When the Democrats are in the majority, the Democrats run Congress. When the Republicans are in the majority, the Democrats still run Congress. How does that work?. (Quote by - John Hinderaker)

Some people say it will take another miracle for this Congress and administration to find a way to work together. As we begin this historic Congress, let us resolve that we will work in good faith with each other to do the people's business. That is our pledge from this side of the aisle. (Quote by - Tom Daschle)

At the very least, the freedom that Congress is empowered to secure includes the freedom to buy whatever a white man can buy, the right to live wherever a white man can live. If Congress cannot say that being a freeman means at least this much, then the 13th Amendment made a promise it cannot keep. (Quote by - Potter Stewart)

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