“Every member of Congress and every Senator kind of runs their own race with their own message because they don't want to necessarily have dictated from the White House what that message should be.” WantShouldKindRunningHouseWhiteRaceMembersMessagesCongressWhite HouseSenators Author:Christopher Michael Cillizza
“We live amid falling taboos. In our crowded little hour of history we have seen how the prejudice of religion no longer can bar the way to the White House. Some of you may live to see the day when the prejudice of sex no longer places the Presidency beyond the reach of a greatly gifted American lady. Long before them, I hope you will see a woman member of the Supreme Court of the United States. In Congress and in our State Legislatures we need more women to bring their sensitive experience to the shaping of our decisions.” WayNeedsMayLittlesLongStatesFallHousePoliticsSexWomenHoursWhiteDecisionUnitedUnited StatesMembersPrejudiceCourtCongressSupremeBarsSensitiveWhite HouseGiftedPresidencySupreme CourtCrowdedTabooLegislatureState Legislatures Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“Anecdote: The extent of Michael Jackson's fame at its height, and his eagerness to exploit it is shown by an incident in 1984 when invited to a White House reception hosted by then President and First Lady Ronald and Nancy Reagan. Jackson had been assured that the only people there, besides the presidential couple, would be a few staff members' children. Aghast to find around 75 adults and no children, Jackson locked himself in an upstairs bathroom, refusing to emerge until assured that all non-essential adults had been replaced by a number of children.” PeopleFirstsChildrenWould BeHousePresidentWhiteNumbersCoupleFameMembersEssentialsAdultsPresidentialHeightWhite HouseLockedStaffReplacedInvitedBathroomAssuredExploitsIncidentsFirst LadyReceptionNancyEagernessAnecdotesUpstairsAghastStaff Members Author:Michael Jackson
“For years President Obama has been saying that no one would lose their healthcare plan. Now the White House has admitted that in fact many people will lose their plans. But there is a way to keep the great coverage you have. Just become a member of Congress. Then the taxpayers pay for the whole thing.” PeopleWayYearsHas BeensWholeFactsHousePresidentLosesWhitePayPlansMembersCongressWhite HousePresident ObamaHealthcareTaxpayersCoverage Author:Jay Leno
“The White House approved an exemption in Obamacare coverage for Congress and members of their staff. Members complained that the Affordable Care Act will cost them thousands extra a year in premiums. Wait a minute. It's their bill. If it's too expensive, why did they name it the Affordable Care Act?” IfsYearsCareHouseNamesWaitingWhiteMinutesCostMembersBillsCongressExtrasExpensiveWhite HouseStaffObamacareAffordableCoverageApprovedExemptionAffordable Care ActStaff Members Author:Jay Leno
“I am a member of Congress. And I do have a choice as to whether or not to continue as DNC chair and be neutral and do everything I can and put in the kind of time and hours and days on the road that I do to make sure that we can elect Democrats up and down the ballot and elect a Democrat as president. Or I could not be chair and go work for the candidate of my choice. I`m choosing to remain as chair so that I can fight like hell to make sure that the jokers on the other side of the aisle aren`t able to get hold of the White House.” KindI CanAbleChoicesFightingHouseSidesPresidentHoursWhiteHellMembersDemocratCongressCandidatesChairsWhite HouseUp And DownBallotsAisle Author:Hillary Clinton
“As nearly two dozen Secret Service agents and members of the military were punished or fired following a 2012 prostitution scandal in Colombia, Obama administration officials repeatedly denied that anyone from the White House was involved.” TwoHouseWhiteSecretMilitaryInvolvedMembersFollowingAgentsAdministrationOfficialsWhite HouseDeniedDozenScandalProstitutionNotableColombiaSecret Service Author:Carol D. Leonnig
“But new details drawn from government documents and interviews show that senior White House aides were given information at the time suggesting that a prostitute was an overnight guest in the hotel room of a presidential advance-team member - yet that information was never thoroughly investigated or publicly acknowledged.” ShowsGovernmentHouseGivenWhiteRoomsTeamInformationMembersDetailsPresidentialInterviewsHotelWhite HouseGuestsDocumentsSeniorNotableSuggestingHotel RoomsTeam Member Author:Carol D. Leonnig
“How do you, on the one hand, not object to Hillary Clinton being elected, and then, on the other hand, tell people, "Elect me to stop her"? It seems like they're giving themselves a really tough position to occupy here, be they governors, senators, congressional members of the House of Representatives. They want to stop Hillary but not enough to keep her out of the White House. "So she'll get in there, but you need to elect us to put the brakes on her."” PeopleWantNeedsGivingEnoughHandsSeemsHouseWhitePositionObjectsMembersToughClintonWhite HouseGovernorsRepresentativesSenatorsBrakeHouse Of Representatives Author:Rush Limbaugh
“We have had a great relationship with the White House.We just had every cabinet person designee of ours meet with the cabinet members of the [Barack] Obama administration on Friday. I've met numerous times with Denis McDonough, they've been nothing but helpful.” PersonsHouseWhiteMetsMembersAdministrationBarackHelpfulWhite HouseFridayCabinetsGreat Relationship Author:John Lewis
“I am a member of that small, little group that covers - I`m a member of the White House correspondents association. I go to the White House every day.” LittlesHouseWhiteGroupsMembersWhite HouseAssociation Author:Donald Trump
“I do not speak for the White House correspondents association. I`m not a member.” HouseSpeakWhiteMembersWhite HouseAssociation Author:Bill Press
“Now suddenly you got members of your [White House] team who were 23, 24. They've met their wives here, or their husbands here.” HouseWhiteWifeTeamMetsHusbandMembersWhite HouseYou Got Me Author:Barack Obama