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Does he [the president] possess the power of making war? That power is exclusively vested in Congress. . . . It is the exclusive province of Congress to change a state of peace into a state of war. (Quote by - William Paterson)
While many members of Congress have some reservations, members of Congress by and large have decided this is the right thing to do at the right time. But now he must take this to the public. (Quote by - Martin Frost)
This is about the right of the Congress to oversee the executive branch, the right of the GAO to assist Congress, .. Our concern is that never before have we had a situation where an administration has refused to provide this kind of information, whether it be a Democratic or Republican administration. (Quote by - David Walker)
Since this is constitutional it does not impinge on the powers of Congress. Congress, however, must observe its own rules in the power of inquiry in aid of legislation while the rights of the witnesses should be respected. (Quote by - Ismael Khan)
Every man in it is a great man, an orator, a critic, a statesman; and therefore every man upon every question must show his oratory, his criticism, and his political abilities. (Quote by - John Adams)
Some statesmen go to Congress and some go to jail. It is the same thing, after all. (Quote by - Eugene Field)
Until last year, Congress was just a club; we are trying to make it more serious and more influential for the student body. We are looking to reform our committees to make ourselves more respected and more advertised. We are trying to become more visible in the community as well as make Congress more visible on campus though we know we still have a long way to go. (Quote by - Pat Doherty)
It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly American criminal class except Congress. (Quote by - Mark Twain)
Congress is functioning the way the Founding Fathers intended-not very well. They understood that if you move too quickly, our democracy will be less responsible to the majority. (Quote by - Barber B. Conable, Jr.)
In foreign affairs, the president can do what he wants unless Congress says no. In domestic policy, the president can't do anything unless Congress says yes. (Quote by - James Lindsay)
We intend to take that judgment of liability, and seek to apply it to every single person who was damaged because of the flooding of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet. We are off to Congress to get Congress and the White House to agree to a Katrina Victims Compensation Fund. (Quote by - Pierce O'Donnell)
As I've said many times, this is the worst Congress that's ever been in the building. They have not done their work and now they want to get everything done in one bill in the last five minutes and it's not a reasonable way to act; they've been very inept in the way they've run this Congress. (Quote by - Dick Gephardt)
Congress will pass a law restricting public comment on the Internet to individuals who have spent a minimum of one hour actually accomplishing a specific task while on line. (Quote by - Andy Grove)
Obviously they're getting a lot of flak from Congress and the Europeans as well. It was going to happen at some point anyway. It probably happened sooner than it would have if Congress and the administration hadn't said anything. (Quote by - Jay Bryson)