#washington

If we don't change the way Washington operates we're going to bankrupt our children and grandchildren. ↗

— David Dewhurst

#change #children #going #grandchildren #operates

I've seen disgusting excess in business, and I've seen disgusting excess in Washington. But at the same time, I've certainly learned that Washington matters and that you can't ignore it, especially when you get into telecom. ↗

— Esther Dyson

#certainly #disgusting #especially #excess #get

Having bought furniture for my own house, and bought furniture for our house in Washington, a furniture store seemed like a good idea, and it also played into my personal history. ↗

— Elizabeth Edwards

#bought #furniture #good #good idea #having

There are a number of things wrong with Washington. One of them is that everyone is too far from home. ↗

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

#far #home #number #them #things

You do not need to have a 2,400-page bill come out of Washington, D.C. ↗

— Carly Fiorina

#come #need #out #washington #you

I did not come to Washington to raise the electricity rates by as much as $40 per month as this plan would do. ↗

— Greg Walden

#did #electricity #i #month #much

George Washington, as a boy, was ignorant of the commonest accomplishments of youth. He could not even lie. ↗

— Mark Twain

#boy #commonest #could #even #george

Families and businesses are tightening their belts to make ends meet - and Washington should too. ↗

— Evan Bayh

#businesses #ends #families #make #meet

Filibusters have proliferated because under current rules just one or two determined senators can stop the Senate from functioning. Today, the mere threat of a filibuster is enough to stop a vote; senators are rarely asked to pull all-nighters like Jimmy Stewart in 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.' ↗

— Evan Bayh

#because #current #determined #enough #filibuster

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

#congress #course #does #each #genesis