Branches Quote by Carl Bernstein

Congress is dysfunctional.

— Bob Filner

Congress is corrupt, gridlocked, broken, dysfunctional. It's not working and we need it working again. It's not going to get fixed by people who…

— Zephyr Teachout

You can see how dysfunctional this Congress is.

— Pat Toomey

It's no great secret, number one, in my view, and I think the view of most Americans, that Congress itself is pretty dysfunctional. We…

— Bernie Sanders

Congress is good at doing two things: one is nothing, and the other is overreacting.

— Hal Abelson

Congress does two things well: nothing and overreacting.

— Michael Oxley

Congress is hard to deal with, dealing with, you know, multiple parliaments and commissions and unions and this and that and the other, that's…

— Barack Obama

Congress is responsible for everything and unable to do anything, hated by the public creditors, insulted by the soldiers and unsupported by the citizens.

— Benjamin Hawkins

There is no getting around it; Congress is failing the American people.

— Mark Udall

I don't think it's the function of Congress to function well. It should drag its heels on the way to decision.

— Anonymous

Our political system has been bankrupted by the failures of Congress to act in ways that give meaning to the struggles our constituents endure.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

People of the United States of America, your Congress is bought, your Congress is incapable of making legislation on healthcare, banking, trade, or taxes…

— Dylan Ratigan