“We are scheduled to meet this year fewer days than any Congress since at least 1948. And that is even before I was born. So far, we are in the 123rd day of this year, and yet we have only had 26 voting days in this body. That is a shame.”
Author details
Related authors
Other Jim Cooper Quotes
Well, where is the money? Show me the money? Our allies have put up a few billion dollars, but the American taxpayer has been required to shoulder the burden of this war.
Jim Cooper 
61% of people like this quote
It's not just that families can't buy a home or start a business without some savings tucked away.
Jim Cooper
59% of people like this quote
President Clinton was able to achieve budget surpluses despite a divided government.
Jim Cooper
56% of people like this quote
If you need to put your money in a safe and secure place and you want it to earn interest, Treasury bonds are safer than putting it in any bank as a deposit or putting it anywhere else, because they are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government.
Jim Cooper
56% of people like this quote
This Congress is simply not doing its job under Republican leadership.
Jim Cooper
55% of people like this quote