Congressional Committees Quotes

• They cannot count on the press and they cannot count on Congressional committees to bring the problems of the scientific community to their own attention, or to police the scientific community.

  Serge Lang

  Community, Police, Attention

  Serge Lang (2012). “Challenges”, p.309, Springer Science & Business Media

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• Because of our Congressional committee system, our government is closer to a gerontocracy than a democracy.

  Charles Frankel

  Government, Democracy, Committees

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• Congress in session is Congress on public exhibition, whilst Congress in its committee-rooms is Congress at work.

  Woodrow Wilson

  Exhibitions, Rooms, Congress

  Woodrow Wilson, Ronald J. Pestritto (2005). "Woodrow Wilson: los escritos políticos esenciales".

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• First of all, let it be remembered that I speak as an ex-Communist and one who has not testified before Congressional Committees, nor written works on the Communist conspiracy.

  Dorothy Day

  Firsts, Speak, Conspiracy

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• I also served on many government committees.

  Leo Baekeland

  Government, Committees

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• Gary Condit is on the Congressional committee for Homeland Security. They make the guy responsible for Homeland Security who is the guy no one would feel secure going home with.

  Jay Leno

  Home, Guy, Responsible

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• ¿Qué dice de la universitaria Sandra Fluke, que se presenta ante un comité del Congreso y esencialmente dice que deben pagarle por tener relaciones sexuales...?

  Rush Limbaugh

  Sex, College, Doe

  "The Rush Limbaugh Show", February 29, 2012.

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• Bueno, en cuanto [Donald Trump] viaje a 112 países y negocie un acuerdo de paz, un alto el fuego, la liberación de disidentes, la apertura de nuevas oportunidades en naciones de todo el mundo, o incluso pase 11 horas testificando ante un comité del Congreso, podrá hablarme de resistencia.

  Donald Trump

  Country, Opportunity, Fire

  Fuente: time.com

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• De alguna manera, con toda su modestia, tenía la rara facultad de controlar tanto a sus superiores como a sus subordinados. Superó a Stanton, cautivó al Presidente e incluso forzó la aquiescencia o el silencio de esa temible fuente de poder paralizante que es el Comité del Congreso para la Conducción de la Guerra.

  Joshua Chamberlain

  War, Silence, President

  Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1998). “The Passing of the Armies: An Account of the Final Campaign of the Army of the Potomac, Based Upon Personal Reminiscences of the Fifth Army Corps”, p.29, U of Nebraska Press

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• Las Fuerzas Aéreas habían emitido una orden secreta para que sus pilotos capturaran ovnis. Durante los últimos seis meses hemos estado trabajando con un comité del Congreso para investigar el secreto oficial en relación con la prueba de que los ovnis son máquinas reales bajo inteligentes.

  Donald Keyhoe

  Real, Inteligente, Aire

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• An optimist is somebody who thinks our various political and social systems, schools and churches, support groups and Boy Scout troops, jury trials and congressional committees, are on the up-and-up. That they are intended for the benefit of the members. The reality is that they are designed to keep everyone in line.

  Jack McDevitt

  School, Boys, Reality

  "Odisea". Libro de Jack McDevitt, 2006.

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