Barber B Conable Jr Famous Quotes



I don't think it's the function of Congress to function well. It should drag its heels on the way to decision.

Exhaustion and exasperation are frequently the handmaidens of legislative decision.

"Congress is functioning the way the Founding Fathers intended-not very well. They understood that if you move too quickly, our democracy will be less responsible to the majority."


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