Subject: Government » Congress

Congratulations, Congress! 77% disapproval rating! You may be about to become the English language’s most offensive C-word.

(1977 – ) British political comedian & television host

We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its way through Congress.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

The mistakes made by Congress wouldn't be so bad if the next Congress didn't keep trying to correct them.

(1923 – ) American quote & quip writer

Statistics have proven that the surest way to get anything out of the public mind and never hear of it again is to have a Senate Committee appointed to look into it.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

If Congress must do a painful thing, the thing must be done in an odd-number year.

Those that respect the law and love sausage should watch neither being made.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

The difference between a whore and a congressman is that a congressman makes more money.

(1927 – 1989) author, essayist & environmentalist

No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.

Congress: A strange forum where people get up and speak, nobody listens, and then everyone disagrees at the top of their lungs.

Congress is so strange; a man gets up to speak and says nothing – nobody listens—and then everybody disagrees.

(1898 – 1967) Russian writer

Congress is furious at the Secret Service for consorting with hookers, which has traditionally been Congress’s role.

(1958 – ) American writer, comedian, satirist & actor

Congress: A body of men brought together to slow down the government.

The more zeros found in the price tag for a government program, the less Congressional scrutiny it will receive.

The difference between death and taxes is that death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

If “con” is the opposite of "pro," then isn’t Congress the opposite of progress?

(1962 – ) American political satirist, writer, television host & comedian

Space expands to house the people to perform the work that Congress creates.

The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

You can lead a man to Congress, but you can't make him think.

(1908 – 2002) comedian, radio & television actor

This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

Congress

(1908 – 1973) 36th U.S. president

There is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist