“Too many members of Congress are too involved in grabbing what they can for their states or districts without enough emphasis on overall fiscal restraint for the sake of the nation as a whole. We need a new era of fiscal sanity. I am not willing to subject my children and grandchildren to the level of debt that Congress has created.” NeedsChildrenStatesEnoughWholeNationsLevelsSubjectsWillingInvolvedMembersSakeCongressDebtErasMy ChildrenSanityRestraintGrandchildrenEmphasisChildren And GrandchildrenNew EraGrabbing Author:John Ensign
“We deeply regret that some Senators are still willing to do Big Oil?s bidding, and we now turn to the House where the Arctic drilling scheme should be dead on arrival. Americans are clamoring for a clean Congress and a clean energy plan, but sadly they were shortchanged on both today.” ShouldStillsBigsTodayTurnsHouseEnergyPlansWillingRegretCleanCongressOilSchemesSenatorsArrivalsCleanlinessArcticClean EnergyBiddingDrillingBig Oil Author:Carl Pope
“I am willing to work with anybody who wants to have a serious conversation about our fiscal future. We're not going to do this under the threat of blowing up the entire economy. I will not negotiate over Congress' responsibility to pay the bills that have already been racked up. I don't know how I can be more clear about this.” KnowsWantI CanPayResponsibilityKnow HowEconomyClearWillingSeriousConversationBillsThreatCongressBlowing Up Author:Barack Obama
“Thou shalt not steal unless thou hast a majority vote in Congress.... I'm healthy; subsidized prescription drugs won't do me much good. I'd be willing to forego my prescription drugs if Congress would force some young American to mow my lawn.” IfsYoungForceWillingHealthyDrugVoteMajorityCongressStealingPrescriptionsLawnsPrescription DrugsMajority Vote Author:Walter E. Williams
“The Congress is not willing to think about the long term. They act like activist shareholders, to use that phrase again. They're not thinking about what can we do that will make us richer, safer, and stronger next year, and the year after, and five and 10 years out.” ThinkingYearsLongUseNextTermFiveWillingStrongerCongressPhrasesLong TermActivistNext YearShareholders Author:Hillary Clinton
“People in Congress are willing to shut down the entire government or to make it impossible for a Supreme Court nominee to get a hearing or for routine appointments in the executive branch to go unfilled for years because of a hold placed by a senator.” PeopleYearsGovernmentImpossibleWillingCourtCongressHearingSupremeBranchesExecutivesRoutineSenatorsSupreme CourtAppointmentsExecutive Branch Author:George Packer
“Congress is always willing to appropriate money for more and bigger paved roads, anywhere -- particularly if they form loops.” IfsFormNatureWillingBiggerCongressAppropriateConservationLoopsSmart GrowthPaved Roads Book:Desert Solitaire Source: Desert Solitaire