Trent Lott Quotes on Government (14 Quotes)

Let's have the presentations, the opening statements, the evidence, have the House explain why they might need this particular witness to clarify this particular fact, or the White House, then let the Senate consider that and vote. And any witness request that gets 51 votes, that witness will come,

The problem with the censure resolution right now is that, I think, the Senate is tired, ... We've done what we were required to do under the Constitution.

Unfortunately, the Senate is becoming a black hole of inactivity, ... Let's stop that. The people want action.

Because the administration has indicated it will not support any funding for Amtrak this fiscal year unless Congress enacts Amtrak reforms, it is imperative for the Congress to make its voice heard on Amtrak,

By failing to act on President Bush's bipartisan education initiative, the Senate Democrat majority is holding up the most sweeping reform to our nation's educational system in decades,

Appearing on Fox News Sunday, ... Congress has to at least look at the institutional questions of what happened here. Was it a legal act ... Why was that amount of force necessary

I don't know that this is going to happen, but I expect that something specific would be asked of Congress before an overt action would occur, barring an emergency.

The Senate is never easy, ... But when you get a new administration and a new Congress, it gives you sort of an opportunity to take a little time out and see what we can do together.

Let no one doubt that the Congress and the American people stand united behind our men and women who are bravely heeding the call of duty there.

Congress had to pass legislation this year called the Iraq Liberation Act with money to start supporting democratic groups and opposition groups to Saddam Hussein,

They all pledged to back whatever decision I made, ... But I knew the heavy flak they were getting from other members of Congress and, more important, from their own constituents.

He's a charming guy who was a suing lawyer -- that's S-U-I-N-G lawyer -- who dropped by the Senate for four years and thought he was ready to be president. Now he wants to be vice president. What credentials does he have Zero.

would help with the revenue that we would have available to the government to spend for our top priorities --- education and defense.

Remember, there's not a constitutional crisis here, ... The presidency will be there. The government will be there and be strong after this is over. This is a Clinton crisis. The system is working. There is a process that will work.