Top 83 Quotes by Evan Bayh

About Evan Bayh

These are some quotes by American author Evan Bayh Politician, who was born on December 26, 1955.

Filibusters should require 35 senators to... make a commitment to continually debate an issue in reality, not just in theory. The number of votes needed to overcome a filibuster should be reduced to 55 from 60.

Evan Bayh

If I could create one job in the private sector by helping to grow a business, that would be one more than Congress has created in the last six months.

If I could create one job in the private sector by helping to grow a business, that would be one more than Congress has created in the last six months.

Evan Bayh

I've had a growing conviction that Congress is not operating as it should. There is much too much partisanship and not enough progress.

I've had a growing conviction that Congress is not operating as it should. There is much too much partisanship and not enough progress.

Evan Bayh

It doesn't take a degree in economics to know that something is wrong when it takes $30 or $40 to fill up the gas tank.

It doesn't take a degree in economics to know that something is wrong when it takes $30 or $40 to fill up the gas tank.

Evan Bayh

The United States depends on South Korea and Japan to help promote American values in East Asia.

The United States depends on South Korea and Japan to help promote American values in East Asia.

Evan Bayh

What is required from members of Congress and the public alike is a new spirit of devotion to the national welfare beyond party or self-interest.

What is required from members of Congress and the public alike is a new spirit of devotion to the national welfare beyond party or self-interest.

Evan Bayh

Any time a party has lost three consecutive elections, it becomes a bit more willing to explore the notion of principled compromise so it's able to pursue some of its objectives.

Any time a party has lost three consecutive elections, it becomes a bit more willing to explore the notion of principled compromise so it's able to pursue some of its objectives.

Evan Bayh

It shouldn't take a constitutional crisis or an attack on the nation to create honest dialogue in the Senate.

It shouldn't take a constitutional crisis or an attack on the nation to create honest dialogue in the Senate.

Evan Bayh

People come into public life for different reasons. None of us are ego-challenged, I think, or we probably wouldn't be doing what we're doing, so if anyone tells you that they don't like the sound of the applause and the ego gratification, I don't think they're being straight with you.

Evan Bayh

Of course, the genesis of a good portion of the gridlock in Congress does not reside in Congress itself. Ultimate reform will require each of us, as voters and Americans, to take a long look in the mirror, because in many ways, our representatives in Washington reflect the people who have sent them there.

Evan Bayh

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