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We simply cannot provide Puerto Rico with the tools it desperately needs to confront this crisis without congressional action. – The White House	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This limbo that we're in because of the congressional rider is untenable, it's a big problem. – District Council member Brianne Nadeau	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The court should affirm what President Obama said himself on more than 20 occasions: that he cannot unilaterally rewrite congressional laws and circumvent the people's representatives. – Ken Paxton	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
As federal courts have already ruled three times, there are limits to the President's authority, and those limits enacted by Congress were exceeded when the President unilaterally sought to grant 'lawful presence' to more than 4 million unauthorized aliens who are in this country unlawfully, the Court should affirm what President Obama said himself on more than 20 occasions: that he cannot unilaterally rewrite congressional laws and circumvent the people's representatives. – Ken Paxton	Found on CNN 8 years ago
We urge Western lawmakers at the state and Congressional level to ensure a timely and legitimate review process by the Department of the Interior. – Colin Marshall	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
In 30 seconds, he offended gays, he offended women, he offended 18 million people and he offended one of the largest congressional delegations in the country, you can't govern like that. You can't win a campaign like that. And he's getting worst and the discussion is only degenerating. – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo	Found on CNN 8 years ago
In 1994, we were producing 20,000 copies a day of both the Federal Register and Congressional Record. Twenty years later, we produce roughly 2,500 print copies a day. – Gary Somerset	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Instead of undermining Congressional intent regarding the visa waiver program, the White House should instead focus on Iran’s repeated violations of the U.N. Security Council's bans on missile tests, iran’s unwillingness to follow these international agreements should be a red flag that the Iran nuclear deal is n’t worth the paper it is written on. – Kevin McCarthy	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
What we have sought is congressional cooperation to remove those obstacles so we could move forward in a reasonable way consistent with our national security interests, we haven't gotten it for years. – Josh Earnest	Found on CNN 8 years ago
We've had these legislative obstacles to our efforts to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay in place for some time, what we have sought is congressional cooperation to remove those obstacles so we could move forward in a reasonable way consistent with our national security interests. – Josh Earnest	Found on CNN 8 years ago
We recognize excellence when we see it and if no one is recognized for a particular award, then the standards simply were not met, just because a service member acts heroically doesn't mean they deserve the Congressional Medal of Honor. – Thomas Barnes	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Just because a service member acts heroically doesn't mean they deserve the Congressional Medal of Honor. – Thomas Barnes	Found on CNN 8 years ago
We expect the SEC to adopt these rules on Friday, but want to note that they may also propose amendments. If there is a vote of ‘no’ by the SEC I would expect a swift Congressional hearing to follow to understand the disconnect. – Alon Hillel-Tuch	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
While Congressional leaders may sell this package as providing budget stability, it is anything but stable for farmers and ranchers. – Pat Roberts	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Running investigations in a private, fact-centric way is unquestionably the right way to conduct a serious investigation. The pitfall, of course, is that commentators, and sometimes even Members of your own Conference, offer thoughts on matters on which they are not familiar, my team of investigators, drawn from the military, federal agencies and the congressional oversight and ethics committees, has worked hard, and in an above-board manner. It is unfortunate when claims are made by those who do not know what the committee has done, why it has done it, or the results of its work. We made a promise to the families about the integrity of this investigation, and no one on the majority side has forgotten it. – Elijah Cummings	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
The general idea that the president hasn't done enough -- I just don't see that at all -- he was physically sick yesterday, he can't run Congress, he can't cast congressional votes. – Ladd Everitt	Found on CNN 8 years ago
We don't understand why Governor Kasich is so upset at anyone looking at his public congressional record and positions on issues, we love Westerville and highly recommend the breakfast at the Fairfield Inn. – Paul Lindsay	Found on CNN 8 years ago
This investigation has never been about former Secretary of State Clinton and never will be, indeed, the Select Committee's very existence is only the result of the Obama administration's obstruction of routine congressional investigations and its failure to properly comply with subpoenas and document requests. – House Speaker John Boehner	Found on CNN 8 years ago
[ Watch Fox : Chief Congressional Correspondent Mike Emanuel is on Capitol Hill today with the latest on Congress ’ first day back. ] NOT EVEN ESPERANTO ? NRO’s Jay Nordlinger points out one of the very best anecdotes in Dana Perino’s book :. – Dana Perino	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
It appears likely that the EPA has violated its congressional grant of authority in its promulgation of the rule. – Judge Ralph Erickson	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We are providing all raw data to law enforcement and Congressional investigators, the temporary restraining order in a lawsuit from Planned Parenthood's allies at the National Abortion Federation is currently preventing us from releasing a lot of that to investigators, however. – David Daleiden	Found on CNN 8 years ago
This isn't a bargaining chip for a game of congressional legislative poker. – Allied Progress	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Right now the opponents of this deal have been flooding congressional offices, there are 20 million ads up right now in districts to put pressure on members of Congress. And they are feeling it. – President Barack Obama	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The nominee is an innocent victim of the State Department’s contemptuous failures to respond to congressional inquiries. – Chuck Grassley	Found on FOX News 8 years ago

We simply cannot provide Puerto Rico with the tools it desperately needs to confront this crisis without congressional action.

– The White House

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This limbo that we're in because of the congressional rider is untenable, it's a big problem.

– District Council member Brianne Nadeau

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The court should affirm what President Obama said himself on more than 20 occasions: that he cannot unilaterally rewrite congressional laws and circumvent the people's representatives.

– Ken Paxton

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

As federal courts have already ruled three times, there are limits to the President's authority, and those limits enacted by Congress were exceeded when the President unilaterally sought to grant 'lawful presence' to more than 4 million unauthorized aliens who are in this country unlawfully, the Court should affirm what President Obama said himself on more than 20 occasions: that he cannot unilaterally rewrite congressional laws and circumvent the people's representatives.

– Ken Paxton

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We urge Western lawmakers at the state and Congressional level to ensure a timely and legitimate review process by the Department of the Interior.

– Colin Marshall

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

In 30 seconds, he offended gays, he offended women, he offended 18 million people and he offended one of the largest congressional delegations in the country, you can't govern like that. You can't win a campaign like that. And he's getting worst and the discussion is only degenerating.

– New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo

Found on CNN
8 years ago

In 1994, we were producing 20,000 copies a day of both the Federal Register and Congressional Record. Twenty years later, we produce roughly 2,500 print copies a day.

– Gary Somerset

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Instead of undermining Congressional intent regarding the visa waiver program, the White House should instead focus on Iran’s repeated violations of the U.N. Security Council's bans on missile tests, iran’s unwillingness to follow these international agreements should be a red flag that the Iran nuclear deal is n’t worth the paper it is written on.

– Kevin McCarthy

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

What we have sought is congressional cooperation to remove those obstacles so we could move forward in a reasonable way consistent with our national security interests, we haven't gotten it for years.

– Josh Earnest

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We've had these legislative obstacles to our efforts to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay in place for some time, what we have sought is congressional cooperation to remove those obstacles so we could move forward in a reasonable way consistent with our national security interests.

– Josh Earnest

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We recognize excellence when we see it and if no one is recognized for a particular award, then the standards simply were not met, just because a service member acts heroically doesn't mean they deserve the Congressional Medal of Honor.

– Thomas Barnes

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Just because a service member acts heroically doesn't mean they deserve the Congressional Medal of Honor.

– Thomas Barnes

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We expect the SEC to adopt these rules on Friday, but want to note that they may also propose amendments. If there is a vote of ‘no’ by the SEC I would expect a swift Congressional hearing to follow to understand the disconnect.

– Alon Hillel-Tuch

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

While Congressional leaders may sell this package as providing budget stability, it is anything but stable for farmers and ranchers.

– Pat Roberts

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Running investigations in a private, fact-centric way is unquestionably the right way to conduct a serious investigation. The pitfall, of course, is that commentators, and sometimes even Members of your own Conference, offer thoughts on matters on which they are not familiar, my team of investigators, drawn from the military, federal agencies and the congressional oversight and ethics committees, has worked hard, and in an above-board manner. It is unfortunate when claims are made by those who do not know what the committee has done, why it has done it, or the results of its work. We made a promise to the families about the integrity of this investigation, and no one on the majority side has forgotten it.

– Elijah Cummings

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

The general idea that the president hasn't done enough -- I just don't see that at all -- he was physically sick yesterday, he can't run Congress, he can't cast congressional votes.

– Ladd Everitt

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We don't understand why Governor Kasich is so upset at anyone looking at his public congressional record and positions on issues, we love Westerville and highly recommend the breakfast at the Fairfield Inn.

– Paul Lindsay

Found on CNN
8 years ago

This investigation has never been about former Secretary of State Clinton and never will be, indeed, the Select Committee's very existence is only the result of the Obama administration's obstruction of routine congressional investigations and its failure to properly comply with subpoenas and document requests.

– House Speaker John Boehner

Found on CNN
8 years ago

[ Watch Fox : Chief Congressional Correspondent Mike Emanuel is on Capitol Hill today with the latest on Congress ’ first day back. ] NOT EVEN ESPERANTO ? NRO’s Jay Nordlinger points out one of the very best anecdotes in Dana Perino’s book :.

– Dana Perino

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

It appears likely that the EPA has violated its congressional grant of authority in its promulgation of the rule.

– Judge Ralph Erickson

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We are providing all raw data to law enforcement and Congressional investigators, the temporary restraining order in a lawsuit from Planned Parenthood's allies at the National Abortion Federation is currently preventing us from releasing a lot of that to investigators, however.

– David Daleiden

Found on CNN
8 years ago

This isn't a bargaining chip for a game of congressional legislative poker.

– Allied Progress

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Right now the opponents of this deal have been flooding congressional offices, there are 20 million ads up right now in districts to put pressure on members of Congress. And they are feeling it.

– President Barack Obama

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The nominee is an innocent victim of the State Department’s contemptuous failures to respond to congressional inquiries.

– Chuck Grassley

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

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