“[Congress] is not the British Parliament, and I hope it never will become the British Parliament... Are we going to bring the president in here and have a question period like the prime minister has in Great Britain?” PresidentPeriodsCongressBritishMinistersBritainPrimePrime MinisterParliamentGreat BritainBritish Parliament Author:Trent Lott
“In Britain the government has to come down in front of Parliament every day to explain its actions, but here the President never answers directly to Congress.” GovernmentActionPresidentAnswersFrontsCongressBritainParliament Author:Bella Abzug
“We have decreased the salaries of everybody who partakes in politics, from the president to the prime minister to the MPs [members of Parliament]. We have cut expenditures that have to do with parliament. Everybody knows we are serious.” KnowsPresidentCuttingSeriousMembersMinistersPrimePrime MinisterParliamentSalaryExpendituresMpsMembers Of Parliament Author:Antonis Samaras
“Two-thirds of the Iranian people would like to be reconciled with the West. They don't like the fanaticism of the governing religious council. It's the only place in the world where the last six elections have been won by the more progressive candidate, two for president, two for the mayors, two for the parliament. So most people there are sympathetic to the world we Americans want to build, whether we're Republicans or Democrats. On the other hand, almost everybody there wants them to have nuclear power. They see it as a status symbol, and a sense of their own security.” PeopleWorldWantHas BeensTwoHandsLastsPresidentReligiousSecurityRepublicanSixThirdsElectionWestDemocratNuclearSymbolsCandidatesProgressiveParliamentCouncilGoverningFanaticismSympatheticMayorsPlaces In The WorldIranianNuclear PowerStatus Symbol Author:William J. Clinton
“Schulz told lies in German, and it's unfortunate someone can speak German in this house, but it is our responsibility to stand up against it - the generation of Schulz's parents and the generation of the Arab MKs' parents collaborated to destroy the Jews. (on European Parliament President Martin Schulz)” LyingHouseSpeakParentPresidentResponsibilityGenerationsJewUnfortunateParliament Author:Uri Orbach
“The President of the United States has a much wider power than the German Kaiser had, for he depended on parliament.” StatesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesParliament Book:Secret Conversations, 1941-1944 Source: Secret Conversations, 1941-1944
“I invite President Assad to come to Jerusalem and to speak with me, with our parliament, with whomever he wants to speak in Israel and in the territories among the Palestinians.” WantSpeakPresidentIsraelTerritoryInvitesPalestinianParliamentJerusalemAssad Author:Yitzhak Rabin