American people Quote by Charley Reese

Washington has seldom seen so numerous, so industrious or so insidious a lobby. There is every evidence that money without limit is being spent…

— Woodrow Wilson

“Washington” has become for many a dirty word that connotes self-serving politicians and devious lobbyists. To be sure, they are there, but I remember…

— Dan Rather

I have not been in Washington very long, but I've been there long enough to be shocked by how antiquated some of our laws…

— Kirsten Gillibrand

For the people in government,rather than the people who pester it, Washington is an early-rising, hard-working city. It is a popular delusion that the…

— Anonymous

I don't think that Washington is a fundamentally bad or corrupt place.

— Beau Willimon

Its a sad day when you have members of Congress who are literally criminals go undisciplined by their colleagues. No wonder people look at…

— Senator John Kerry

The studies that show the reason Washington real estate is booming and there are so many lobbyists in town, it does pay.

— Mark Shields

As things are now, no one can tell to whom members of Congress are responsible, except that it does not often appear to be…

— Shirley Chisholm

The corporate lobby in Washington is basically designed to stifle all legislative activity on behalf of consumers.

— Ralph Nader

Lobbyists have more offices in Washington than the President. You see, the President only tells Congress what they should do. Lobbyists tell'em what they…

— Will Rogers

The reason there are tens of thousands of lobbyists is because the ever-expanding federal government creates ever-increasing opportunities for abuse. The more the federal…

— Jack Abramoff

The groups who spend the most on lobbying lawmakers in Washington are well-known: ExxonMobil, Boeing, AT&T, General Electric.

— Elizabeth Flock