Boys, have you been following those appropriations? Well, the Secretary of the Treasury has asked Congress to please wait before passing any more appropriations. But Congress says: No! We are going to divide it up now. What do you suppose we are in Congress for, if it ain’t to split up the swag? Please pass the gravy.

Will Rogers (1879-1935) American humorist
The Autobiography of Will Rogers, 1 Jan 1928 [ed. Donald Day (1949)]

Often paraphrased as "What do you suppose they are in the Congress for, if it ain't to split up the swag?"

 
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