Against Quote by David Schweikert

But I will tell you that I didn't go to Washington to sit around and wait for Congressional action. Never done that before, and…

— Gina McCarthy

I went to Congress to change the policies of our country. I did not go to change the behaviors of members of Congress.

— Nancy Pelosi

One of the reasons people feel so alienated from the American political process is in the fights we get in here in Washington, no…

— Marco Rubio

I did not come to Washington to be loved, and I have not been disappointed.

— Phil Gramm

I never liked the atmosphere of Washington . I early saw that it was impossible to build up a race of which the leaders…

— Booker T. Washington

Washington, D.C., had never seen my style of politics.

— Marion Barry

I went to Washington to challenge the soft bigotry of low expectations

— Jonathan Kozol

I didn't come to Washington D.C. sit on the sidelines.

— Marjorie Taylor Greene

I will keep fighting for our district in Washington like I fought for our nation in war.

— John E. James

I came to Washington to get things done in a bipartisan way.

— Young Kim

Both parties in Washington waste too much of your money. When I worked there, I helped expose waste and abuse by government contractors.

— Jon Ossoff

Too often in Washington special interests urge us to fight one another just because we belong to different parties. It is time for this…

— Ken Salazar