Legislative Session Quotes

I make a prediction here and now, and, my friends, I want you to watch the proceedings of Congress in these coming weeks of this extra session, or of the next regular session, to see whether I am right or not.

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

When I first arrived, I likened Congress to being back in school again as a freshman. Well, just like school, we have an 'August recess,' but don't let the name fool you - it's not even close to a vacation.

Our lives, our liberty, and our property are never in greater danger than when Congress is in session.

Starting in 2005, my first session in the legislature, my colleagues elected me to be Democratic whip.

I've long favored smart judicial-selection reform - every member of my court does - and every legislative session, reform measures are filed... and then they fail.

The Queen of England opens every new Parliament by reading the government’s political program but no one asks if she even understands it.

You have it within your grasp to be regarded as one of the greatest legislative sessions in the history of the state. If you're bold and if you're ready to aggressively reach for our future, all the ingredients are here. The opportunities are waiting for us.

Congress may be going home for the holidays soon. How can you beat a Christmas gift like that?

This is my fourth term and my seventh year. My first year was in 1997, the same year for Vic Snyder. It is still exciting to be there even though Washington is not run by Democrats right now, but we are working very hard.

Nevada is a little different than most states. We only meet every other year in the legislature. So it's very important to have good relationships on both sides of the aisle... I have to have those relationships.

CONGRESS, n. A body of men who meet to repeal laws.

You know, to preserve our job-friendly climate the Texas legislature didn't raise taxes this last legislative session while balancing their budget and maintaining their reserves - and might I add that our budget leaves $6 billion dollars in a rainy day fund?

I'm up in the Senate most Tuesdays when they're in session.

... it's better to be in session than go home and face the voters.

Congress meets tomorrow morning. Let us all pray: Oh Lord, give us strength to bear that which is about to be inflicted upon us. Be merciful with them, oh Lord, for they know not what they're doing. Amen.

There's a rhythm to the legislative session and there are rhythms to legislative sessions. So I think that's very important to take into consideration when you are deciding what to do when.

I never dread going back to Congress.

Congress is back in season.

I remember coming to this college in the 1960s as a new legislator when a road divided the campus - and it was not fully paved at that - and no wall defined the campus from the highway.

Farmers, get out your sense of humor. Congress meets to relieve you again next week.

On the strength of strong public support, I will have (the postal reform bills) passed within this session.

I'm a former governor, and so I was the chief executive, and when the legislature wasn't in session, I was running the state.

I was a Georgia state legislator for a great many years.

If any signers of the petition will take my seat in a Caproni biplane, I shall be glad to resume my upholstered seat in the House.