Washington Quotes

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Washington is like a self-sealing tank on a military aircraft. When a bullet passes through, it closes up. — Dean Acheson
After the $700 billion bailout, the trillion-dollar stimulus, and the massive budget bill with over 9,000 earmarks, many of you implored Washington to please stop… — Michele Bachmann
When I was in Minnesota serving in the state Senate and in Washington, D.C., I did everything I could to defeat cap and trade. I… — Michele Bachmann
Those who remember Washington's cold war culture in the 1980s will recall the shocked reactions to Reagan's intervention. People interested in foreign policy were astonished… — Russell Baker
The early commentators who put down the pre-presidential Roosevelt as an empty-headed young lightweight, all ambition and no talent, now seem comically wrong to a… — Russell Baker
Bush wasn't elected, he was selected - selected by five judges up in Washington who voted along party lines. — Alec Baldwin
I was in college in Washington, D.C. I did three years full-time. I did all my requirements, and my senior year was really a gut… — Alec Baldwin
The progress of evolution from President Washington to President Grant was alone evidence to upset Darwin. — Henry Adams
Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country. — Marion Barry
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… — Evan Bayh
Every time Washington regulators pass down another heavy-handed rule or levy another hefty fine, Colorado loses potential jobs, revenue, and economic security. — Bob Beauprez
The worst is still ahead of us. But no one in Washington has the spine to tell you that. — Glenn Beck
I was in Washington, D.C., on the morning show, by the time I was 18, programming a station by 19, No. 1 in the mornings.… — Glenn Beck
A gaffe in Washington is someone telling the truth, and telling the truth has never hurt me. — Joe Biden
Washington newspaper men know everything. — Buffalo Bill
People have no confidence that Washington, both sides of aisle, are coming together to try and do what's right for the economy. — Michael Bloomberg
I started out mopping floors, waiting tables, and tending bar at my dad's tavern. I put myself through school working odd jobs and night shifts.… — John Boehner
The American people are screaming at the top of their lungs to Washington, 'Stop! Stop the spending, stop the job-killing policies.' And yet, Democrats in… — John Boehner
But make no mistake, the President will find in our new majority the voice of the American people as they've expressed it tonight: standing on… — John Boehner
Earmarks have become a symbol of a Congress that has broken faith with the people. This earmark ban shows the American people we are listening… — John Boehner

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