Alternate realities Quote by Claire McCaskill

Congress is where Americans are supposed to have our big, messy political fights. That's because the people who make the laws need to be…

— Ben Sasse

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

It is almost impossible for anyone outside this damn beltway to really understand how the Congress works. If you aren't here, walking the halls…

— Brock N. Meeks

Most Americans, who think Congress has a right to do anything for which they can get a majority vote, ignore the clearly written constitutional…

— Walter E. Williams

Americans have a lower opinion of Congress than they do of the NFL replacement refs, head lice, traffic jams, cockroaches and even the group…

— Juan Williams

Most of us complain about Congress. We say it's a place that doesn't reflect us; they don't listen to us. Actually, Congress well reflects…

— Bob Inglis

I guess what bothers me so much about what I now see going on in both Washington and in Texas is an effort to…

— Chris Bell

Washington politicians should not be treated any differently than any other American. That's what people are fed up with.

— Jason T. Smith

We rely on the rule of law. I think we've lost touch with that concept in Washington.

— Luther Strange

Americans want to believe that we are a nation of laws, and no one is above them, including the president. Mr. Trump's and his…

— Valerie Plame

Don't count on Congress. Laws come into being because people on the ground demand it.

— Terri Sewell

The overarching issue, as I see it, is the elitism of America's political system; the fact that regular, ordinary Americans aren't considered in policy…

— Jerry Springer