Committees Quotes

You will see a similar pattern among all business groups. The majority of members of the major committees are now Republican, and certainly the key leaders are. - Sam Miller

You could for the first time have a farm bill not written by the agriculture committees. That could change everything. - Ralph Grossi

You can't build a strong corporation with a lot of committees and a board that has to be consulted every turn. You have to be able to make decisions on your own. - Rupert Murdoch

Without giving names, there is an access control system on the market now that reads cards and fingerprints. If you present a valid card to the reader and a valid fingerprint, you can get in. Trouble is, the card and fingerprint do not have to be from the same person. This is called a print mismatch. There are a couple of mismatch issues that should be taken up by standards committees. - Peter Boriskin

Without bureaus, committees, officials or emissaries to manufacture sentiment in his favor, without intrigue or effort on his part, Grant is the candidate whose supporters have never threatened to bolt. - Roscoe Conkling

While the subject matter doesn't have an impact on the daily concerns of people in Ewing Township, chairmanships give you bargaining power with members of other committees. There is a prestige factor involved. You become a part of a select group of House leaders. - Ross Baker

While nobody likes a watchdog, and for that reason many investigation committees are unpopular, I thank God for men who, in the face of public denouncement and ridicule, go loyally on in their work of exposing the pinks, the lavenders and the reds who have sought refuge beneath the wings of the American eagle and from that vantage point try in every subtle, undercover way to bring comfort, aid and help to the greatest enemy we have ever known -- communism. - Billy Graham

Whether that changes over time, we'll see. The option is now there for tournament committees to use the rule if they choose. - Marty Parkes