- “Reader, suppose you were an *****. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.” –Mark Twain
- “The taxpayers are sending congressmen on expensive trips abroad. It might be worth it except they keep coming back.” –Will Rogers
- “I love to go to Washington, if only to be near my money.” –Bob Hope
- “There is no distinctly native American criminal class...except Congress.” –Mark Twain
- “This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when a baby gets hold of a hammer.” –Will Rogers
- “Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.” –Ronald Reagan
- “Members of Congress should be compelled to wear uniforms like NASCAR drivers, so we could identify their corporate sponsors.” –Caroline Baum
- “We have the best Congress money can buy.” –Mark Twain