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I don't think it's the function of Congress to function well. It should drag its heels on the way to read more
I don't think it's the function of Congress to function well. It should drag its heels on the way to decision.
Don't try to go too fast. Learn your job. Don't ever talk until you know what you're talking about.... If read more
Don't try to go too fast. Learn your job. Don't ever talk until you know what you're talking about.... If you want to get along, go along.
No man, however strong, can serve ten years as schoolmaster, priest, or Senator, and remain fit for anything else.
No man, however strong, can serve ten years as schoolmaster, priest, or Senator, and remain fit for anything else.
During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet.
During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet.
I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House of Representatives was the most read more
I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House of Representatives was the most un-American thing in America!
Congress is so strange. A man gets up to speak and says nothing. Nobody listens--and then everybody disagrees.
Congress is so strange. A man gets up to speak and says nothing. Nobody listens--and then everybody disagrees.
If I studied all my life, I couldn't think up half the number of funny things passed in one session read more
If I studied all my life, I couldn't think up half the number of funny things passed in one session of congress.
The Senate is a place filled with goodwill and good intentions, and if the road to hell is paved with read more
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.
One of the standing jokes of Congress is that the new Congressman always spends the first week wondering how he read more
One of the standing jokes of Congress is that the new Congressman always spends the first week wondering how he got there and the rest of the time wondering how the other members got there