"Congress: Bingo with billions"

Red Skelton was a prominent American comic as well as actor that passed away in 1997. The quote "Congress: Bingo with billions" is typically credited to him but it is vague when or where he claimed it.

The quote is an objection of Congress, implying that they are betting with the taxpayers' cash like a game of bingo. Skelton may have been referring to the excessive spending and pork-barrel projects that are frequently included in federal government budgets.

Generally, the quote suggests that Skelton thought that Congress was losing cash and that they were participated in frivolous and untrustworthy behavior. The quote has remained to be utilized by those that are critical of government spending and those who believe that the government ought to be much more responsible to taxpayers.