While it’s true that Washington would benefit from more civility, the Senate, behind the scenes, is an extraordinarily collegial institution. – Jon Kyl
My first-ever visit to a cheese factory was in Tillamook Washington… yes, I am that nerdy. – Kyle MacLachlan
I’m angry when we have to use state dollars to fill holes in our low-income heating assistance program because there isn’t enough support from Washington. – Jodi Rell
My message to Washington is the United States has gone through incredible crises, and our leaders have been able to find common ground. And that’s what our leaders have to do. – Kenneth Chenault
Denzel Washington is a big Hollywood movie star now. But he started out as an actor in the Negro Ensemble company. – Pearl Cleage
I used to have a phrase: Liberalism is spreading misery equally. And now the ruling class throughout Washington seems to have adopted this. – Rush Limbaugh
The corporate lobby in Washington is basically designed to stifle all legislative activity on behalf of consumers. – Ralph Nader
A concrete agenda and landslide victory might not even guarantee a president his mandate in a capital as polarized as Washington. – Ron Fournier
Washington, D.C. is full of think tanks, theoreticians and advocacy groups. Governors are the ones whose feet are on the ground. – Phil Bredesen
Washington told Wall Street, ‘We’re going to let y’all regulate yourselves.’ The Republicans were in charge. They never said a word. – Ronnie Musgrove
I give thousands of interviews, and I’m probably about as open as anybody in Washington as far as access goes, so I’ll continue to do that. – Rand Paul
I have one anecdote about the FBI breaking into an embassy in Washington, and under Hoover, they had this sort of ruse whereby they didn’t want to recommend a break-in that might be a big flap and cause all kinds of problems. – Ronald Kessler
We could secure the border in 72 hours. We could. We just don’t have the political will in Washington. – Paul Nehlen
Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt faced adversities that, in their times, seemed impregnable. Great presidents overcome great odds. – Ron Fournier
As a kid who grew up in Montana, I resent regulation being formulated and forced in Washington from bureaucrats that have never been to Montana. – Ryan Zinke
The political spin in Washington is revolting, just revolting. It’s a callous political game. – Rob Bishop
Indeed, it was largely the clubbiness of the Washington village press corps that let Nixon get away with Watergate and still win his landslide in 1972. – Rick Perlstein
We need to fix Washington, D.C. and states need to fix their sanctuary policies. That’s the problem. – Russell Pearce
People oftentimes refer to me as ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.’ So, I’m Mr. Johnson. I’m a complete outsider. – Ron Johnson