Legislative Comparison Quotes

The difference between being a member of the House and being a member of the Senate is the difference between chicken salad and chicken shit.

Here's where I'm different from a senator. We pass continuing resolutions. We pass appropriations bills.

When a member of the House moves over to the Senate, he raises the IQ of both bodies.

The House is composed of very good men, not shining, but honest and reasonably well-informed, and in time will be found to improve, and not much inferior in eloquence, science, and dignity, to the British Commons. They are patriotic enough, and I believe there are more stupid (as well as more shining) people in the latter, in proportion.

To go from chairman of the House Appropriations Committee in the Kansas Legislature to one of 50 on the Appropriations Committee and one of 435 in the whole House, it is more difficult to directly impact policy here.

The Lord gave us Ten Commandments, but the bill before the House today gives us 39.

It's different from Washington in that in the legislature, you have to go home and have a job and actually make a living on your own. That gives you a different perspective.

The words, 'penalty,' 'restrict' and 'violate' appeared more times in President Clinton's health care reform bill than in his crime bill.

I feel very comfortable being compared to Sen. Sessions.

The most humble research scientist in the Department of Agriculture is at this time contributing more to this country than the most useful member of Congress.

I will say this: I've had more pro-life bills, I believe, I ruled unconstitutional - but I tried - than the entire total membership of Congress together.

If you liked Mick Mulvaney's votes, you'll like my votes.

I don't want to go negative on Franklin Delano Roosevelt, but he didn't pass an economic deal in the first 100 days. We have passed the largest Recovery Act in the history of the country.

America has only 100 Senators for 309 million people, but Stormont has 108 members for 1.7 million.

This is a difference between being a governor and being in a legislature. Because when something doesn't work in New Jersey, they look at me, say: "Why didn't it get done? Why didn't you do it?" You have to be responsible and accountable.

As a district judge, I view my role quite differently than the role of legislators.