Absent Quote by John Chafee

You have a Republican House, close numbers in the Senate, a Democratic president. If we're going to move forward at all as a country,…

— Amy Klobuchar

We need a new government that works.

— Kellyanne Conway

We actually have to have a government. We have to have people confirmed and put into office.

— David Brooks

I think we really need a government that tells us what to do.

— Alice Eve

We actually do need a federal government, but we need a limited one.

— Ron Johnson

You have to have an idea of what you need to do, what needs to be fixed, what can be improved, what we should…

— Lee Hsien Loong

Nothing gets done (in Congress) unless it's bipartisan. And the reason that matters is that it's a function of reality.

— Newt Gingrich

We'll look to the fall and if there is a new president and a new Senate that's part of a Congress willing to change,…

— Scott Walker

The most important thing that Congress can do is make sure that our government is working for the people; by avoiding a shutdown we…

— Andy Kim

Congress needs to step up. Congress needs to do their job, and Congress needs to do their job now.

— Mike Pence

We need a Federal government that does what the government needs to do and stops doing what the government ought not to be doing.

— Grover Norquist

Congress should get the job done.

— Anonymous