“As a former member of President Obama's economic team, I have a soft spot for the fiscal stimulus legislation he signed just a month after his inauguration.” PresidentTeamEconomicMonthsMembersSpotsFormerPresident ObamaLegislationStimulusInauguration Author:Christina Romer
“There can be no complete and permanent reform of the civil service until public opinion emancipates congressmen from all control and influence over government patronage. Legislation is required to establish the reform. No proper legislation is to be expected as long as members of Congress are engaged in procuring offices for their constituents.” LongGovernmentOpinionInfluenceMembersOfficeCongressExpectedReformPermanentEngagedLegislationPublic OpinionConstituentsCongressmanPatronageCivil Service Author:Rutherford B. Hayes
“The last thing members of the committee want to do is pass legislation.” WantLastsMembersCommitteesLegislation Author:John McCain
“When you succeed (with legislation), that feeling is exhilaration. And it takes leadership from a president, which means you meet with members of Congress 24/7 and you talk and you listen.” MeanFeelingsPresidentSucceedMembersCongressLegislationExhilaration Author:Dick Gephardt
“Electric service providers in Missouri have warned that the EPA's so-called Clean Power Plan will raise energy costs for Missourians, reduce jobs, and hurt our state's economic competitiveness. As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I've fought hard to ensure provisions that would defund this harmful power grab were included in the final appropriations bill. I also support legislation to block this harmful rule and protect workers and families from the damaging effects of the Obama Administration's executive overreach and costly energy regulations.” HardStatesJobsEnergyHurtSupportPlansEconomicEffectsCostProtectMembersRaisesBillsCleanWorkersFinalsBlockAdministrationExecutivesSenateRegulationElectricCommitteesLegislationProvisionProvidersCompetitivenessAppropriationMissouriService ProvidersEpa Author:Roy Blunt
“There will be a focus on infrastructure. The American people had elected a builder to be President of the United States. We're going to work with members of Congress to move forward legislation to fund our infrastructure more effectively in the country.” PeopleCountryStatesMovingPresidentUnitedUnited StatesFocusMembersCongressMoving ForwardFundLegislationGoing To WorkInfrastructureBuilder Author:Mike Pence
“What I said to the members [of Congress] who hoped they would be chairmen: let's don't have that problem. Be thinking now about legislation that you have, preferably that enjoys some Democratic support because we certainly didn't think we were going to have 60 and we don't.” ThinkingSaidProblemWould BeEnjoySupportMembersDemocraticCongressLegislationChairman Author:Mitch McConnell
“Norwegian legislation is more in conformity with the rules of the European Union than most member states.” StatesMembersUnionsConformityLegislationEuropean UnionNorwegians Author:Jose Manuel Barroso