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Under presidents of both parties, such major shifts in American foreign policy as diplomatic recognition of the People's Republic of China, the resolution of the Iran hostage crisis, and the conclusion of the Vietnam War were all conducted without congressional approval. – Vice President Joe Biden	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Nine months ago, I pledged if elected I would work to end wasteful Congressional perks. Today, I'm following through on that promise, it's a commonsense idea that Republicans and Democrats can both agree on: members of Congress shouldn't be able to charge taxpayers for first-class airfare or long-term personal car leases. – Gwen Graham	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
As the the authors of this letter must know, the vast majority of our international commitments take effect without Congressional approval. – Vice President Joe Biden	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
I don't think the president can unilaterally bargain away congressional sanctions without Congress involved. – Tim Kaine	Found on CNN 9 years ago
It is important that we preserve the integrity of the congressional sanctions. – Senate Foreign Relations Committee	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Our goal is to keep attention focused on this issue as we head into this congressional session, and also into the presidential election in 2016. – Van Hollen	Found on CNN 9 years ago
If congressional action is needed, it should be used to press the SEC to move forward in its efforts to make disclosure more accessible and useful for investors, cost to issuers is a legitimate concern, but I think we can safely predict that smart people will quickly develop ways to bring those costs down significantly. – Rick Fleming	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Car companies are saying they're not able to continue production. Retailers are losing access to product. Agricultural products are rotting in their containers because they can't be shipped overseas, when all that economic impact began to be felt, it became very difficult for the President to do nothing. If Secretary Perez determines that there's no hope of reaching an agreement, the President could be forced to make a difficult choice. . Under the Taft-Hartley Act,, if the President concludes that a strike or labor dispute is a threat to the country's health or safety, he can go to court and seek an injunction to force everybody back to work. This is where a labor dispute could become a more complicated political issue. President Barack Obama is on track to send Congress legislation that will give President Barack Obama fast-track trade authority, an essential tool to win congressional approval of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal with 11 Pacific Rim nations, making it the largest trade deal in American history. The labor movement is generally strongly opposed to fast-track authority and the Trans Pacific Partnership. – Labor Secretary Seth Harris	Found on CNN 9 years ago
I organized the meeting with Ambassador Dermer, and I invited key congressional Democratic supporters of Israel to attend, there were a wide range of views that were discussed, but one thing we all agreed on emphatically is that Israel should never be used as a political football. – Steve Israel	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Congressional Republicans like Weber are clearly catering to the most extreme elements -- first refusing to condemn Steve Scalise's inexcusable affiliation with KKK members, and now this, speaker (John) Boehner and Republican leaders need to step forward and condemn Congressman Weber and his toxic brand of politics. – Josh Schwerin	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
His decision to veto such a commonsense bill prior to the unfolding of regular congressional order and the offering of amendments appears premature and does little to mitigate the congressional gridlock. – Joe Manchin	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
You can only fool most of the people some of the time, every capitulation [congressional Republicans] engage in, every primary they win by getting across the finish line and they don't do what they've promised — it becomes that much tougher for them to defend. – Daniel Horowitz	Found on CNN 9 years ago
This could be the beginning of the end of the congressional budget office if it loses credibility, it's not clear that whoever the Republicans pick will be nonpartisan. The fact that it's been relatively true in the past doesn't mean it's going to continue in the future. – Stan Collender	Found on CNN 9 years ago
It is revealing that the Republicans -- yet again -- are leaking cherry-picked excerpts of documents to support their preconceived political narrative without allowing committee members to even see their conclusions or vote on them first, by leaking information to reporters on condition that they not disclose it to Democrats, Republicans are intentionally bypassing the normal congressional vetting process designed to distinguish fact from fiction. – Elijah Cummings	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Our national parks are a reflection of our nation, both past and present, and these seven new national park sites will further tell America's stories, bipartisan, congressional approval for protecting and preserving Harriet Tubman's heroic life and work, Columbian mammoths and Ice Age fossils at Tule Springs, and the complexity of the Manhattan Project continue to make our National Park System our country's best idea. – Clark Bunting	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Bipartisan, congressional approval for protecting and preserving Harriet Tubman's heroic life and work, Columbian mammoths and Ice Age fossils at Tule Springs, and the complexity of the Manhattan Project continue to make our National Park System our country's best idea. – Clark Bunting	Found on CNN 9 years ago
With the military's shrinking budget, it is offensive that this bill would be used to fund congressional pork. – Mike Lee	Found on CNN 9 years ago
The race seems to be primed for that, it gets all the attention in this state. This state has got four major races. We have two congressional races and a competitive governor's race. But all people talk about is Shaheen and Brown, every single day. – James Pindell	Found on CNN 9 years ago
I've reached out to congratulate all of the newly-elected African American Members of Congress on their win, including Representatives-Elect Love and Hurd, and to invite them to join the Congressional Black Caucus, government is most effective when both parties work together for the greater good of the country. I have no doubt that all of the new Members of Congressional Black Caucus will bring their own unique perspective and skills, further solidifying our strength as a Caucus. – Congressional Black Caucus	Found on CNN 9 years ago
There is clearly a lot of unhappiness and a lot of mistrust that exists between the president and his congressional party. – Ross Baker	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
If 'Emperor Obama' ignores the American people and announces an amnesty plan that he himself has said over and over again exceeds his constitutional authority, he will cement his legacy of lawlessness and ruin the chances for congressional action on this issue and many others. – Michael Steel	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Think of what would happen to us in America if there were no humorists; life would be one long Congressional Record. – Tom Masson	added by anonymous 13 years ago
There is a time to be timid. There is a time to be conciliatory. There is a time, even, to fly and there is a time to fight. And I'm going to fight like hell. (On Congressional moves toward impeachment) – Richard Milhous Nixon	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Think of what would happen to us in America if there were no humorists life would be one long Congressional Record. – Tom Masson	added by anonymous 14 years ago

Under presidents of both parties, such major shifts in American foreign policy as diplomatic recognition of the People's Republic of China, the resolution of the Iran hostage crisis, and the conclusion of the Vietnam War were all conducted without congressional approval.

– Vice President Joe Biden

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Nine months ago, I pledged if elected I would work to end wasteful Congressional perks. Today, I'm following through on that promise, it's a commonsense idea that Republicans and Democrats can both agree on: members of Congress shouldn't be able to charge taxpayers for first-class airfare or long-term personal car leases.

– Gwen Graham

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

As the the authors of this letter must know, the vast majority of our international commitments take effect without Congressional approval.

– Vice President Joe Biden

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

I don't think the president can unilaterally bargain away congressional sanctions without Congress involved.

– Tim Kaine

Found on CNN
9 years ago

It is important that we preserve the integrity of the congressional sanctions.

– Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Our goal is to keep attention focused on this issue as we head into this congressional session, and also into the presidential election in 2016.

– Van Hollen

Found on CNN
9 years ago

If congressional action is needed, it should be used to press the SEC to move forward in its efforts to make disclosure more accessible and useful for investors, cost to issuers is a legitimate concern, but I think we can safely predict that smart people will quickly develop ways to bring those costs down significantly.

– Rick Fleming

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Car companies are saying they're not able to continue production. Retailers are losing access to product. Agricultural products are rotting in their containers because they can't be shipped overseas, when all that economic impact began to be felt, it became very difficult for the President to do nothing. If Secretary Perez determines that there's no hope of reaching an agreement, the President could be forced to make a difficult choice. . Under the Taft-Hartley Act,, if the President concludes that a strike or labor dispute is a threat to the country's health or safety, he can go to court and seek an injunction to force everybody back to work. This is where a labor dispute could become a more complicated political issue. President Barack Obama is on track to send Congress legislation that will give President Barack Obama fast-track trade authority, an essential tool to win congressional approval of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal with 11 Pacific Rim nations, making it the largest trade deal in American history. The labor movement is generally strongly opposed to fast-track authority and the Trans Pacific Partnership.

– Labor Secretary Seth Harris

Found on CNN
9 years ago

I organized the meeting with Ambassador Dermer, and I invited key congressional Democratic supporters of Israel to attend, there were a wide range of views that were discussed, but one thing we all agreed on emphatically is that Israel should never be used as a political football.

– Steve Israel

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Congressional Republicans like Weber are clearly catering to the most extreme elements -- first refusing to condemn Steve Scalise's inexcusable affiliation with KKK members, and now this, speaker (John) Boehner and Republican leaders need to step forward and condemn Congressman Weber and his toxic brand of politics.

– Josh Schwerin

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

His decision to veto such a commonsense bill prior to the unfolding of regular congressional order and the offering of amendments appears premature and does little to mitigate the congressional gridlock.

– Joe Manchin

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

You can only fool most of the people some of the time, every capitulation [congressional Republicans] engage in, every primary they win by getting across the finish line and they don't do what they've promised — it becomes that much tougher for them to defend.

– Daniel Horowitz

Found on CNN
9 years ago

This could be the beginning of the end of the congressional budget office if it loses credibility, it's not clear that whoever the Republicans pick will be nonpartisan. The fact that it's been relatively true in the past doesn't mean it's going to continue in the future.

– Stan Collender

Found on CNN
9 years ago

It is revealing that the Republicans -- yet again -- are leaking cherry-picked excerpts of documents to support their preconceived political narrative without allowing committee members to even see their conclusions or vote on them first, by leaking information to reporters on condition that they not disclose it to Democrats, Republicans are intentionally bypassing the normal congressional vetting process designed to distinguish fact from fiction.

– Elijah Cummings

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Our national parks are a reflection of our nation, both past and present, and these seven new national park sites will further tell America's stories, bipartisan, congressional approval for protecting and preserving Harriet Tubman's heroic life and work, Columbian mammoths and Ice Age fossils at Tule Springs, and the complexity of the Manhattan Project continue to make our National Park System our country's best idea.

– Clark Bunting

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Bipartisan, congressional approval for protecting and preserving Harriet Tubman's heroic life and work, Columbian mammoths and Ice Age fossils at Tule Springs, and the complexity of the Manhattan Project continue to make our National Park System our country's best idea.

– Clark Bunting

Found on CNN
9 years ago

With the military's shrinking budget, it is offensive that this bill would be used to fund congressional pork.

– Mike Lee

Found on CNN
9 years ago

The race seems to be primed for that, it gets all the attention in this state. This state has got four major races. We have two congressional races and a competitive governor's race. But all people talk about is Shaheen and Brown, every single day.

– James Pindell

Found on CNN
9 years ago

I've reached out to congratulate all of the newly-elected African American Members of Congress on their win, including Representatives-Elect Love and Hurd, and to invite them to join the Congressional Black Caucus, government is most effective when both parties work together for the greater good of the country. I have no doubt that all of the new Members of Congressional Black Caucus will bring their own unique perspective and skills, further solidifying our strength as a Caucus.

– Congressional Black Caucus

Found on CNN
9 years ago

There is clearly a lot of unhappiness and a lot of mistrust that exists between the president and his congressional party.

– Ross Baker

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

If 'Emperor Obama' ignores the American people and announces an amnesty plan that he himself has said over and over again exceeds his constitutional authority, he will cement his legacy of lawlessness and ruin the chances for congressional action on this issue and many others.

– Michael Steel

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Think of what would happen to us in America if there were no humorists; life would be one long Congressional Record.

– Tom Masson

added by anonymous
13 years ago

There is a time to be timid. There is a time to be conciliatory. There is a time, even, to fly and there is a time to fight. And I'm going to fight like hell. (On Congressional moves toward impeachment)

– Richard Milhous Nixon

added by anonymous
14 years ago

Think of what would happen to us in America if there were no humorists life would be one long Congressional Record.

– Tom Masson

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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