Belief Quote by Ezra Klein

I think Washington, in general, is dysfunctional. I think it's high time we put people in Congress who were not beholden to their party,…

— Clay Aiken

It is my belief there is too much concentration of power and spending in Washington.

— Jeff Fortenberry

Washington has a tendency to hold other powers to standards that it routinely flaunts - plain and simple.

— Thomas P.M. Barnett

My sense was that most of the elected officials in Washington - in their heart of hearts - really believe that the system can't…

— DeForest Soaries

If the problem is Washington is corrupt, why on Earth would you want to give more power to Washington?

— Ted Cruz

Power tends to corrupt. But the power in Washington resides in Congress, if it wants to use it. It can do anything - it…

— Antonin Scalia

We're a small state. Our quantity of representation in Washington is not as large as a Texas, an Ohio, or a New York. So…

— Scott Pruitt

The decisions we make in Washington have a direct impact on the people in our country, obviously.

— George W. Bush

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

“Today’s Congress is a polarized, dysfunctional body, rendered helpless by partisanship, more focused on scoring short-term political points than on solving our nation’s urgent…

— Al Franken

When you're in government, you have a big impact in Washington, but Washington may not be doing very much.

— Joseph Stiglitz

Donald Trump was elected by people who believe Washington has too much power.

— Newt Gingrich