Congressman Quote by Rutherford B. Hayes

Congress is best viewed from a distance—the farther the better—because up close, it is truly ugly. I saw most of Congress as uncivil, incompetent…

— Robert M. Gates

Congressmen are not evil people, they're mostly sort of seismographs with antennae; they're waiting - they're more worried about losing their jobs than Assistant…

— Allard K. Lowenstein

A lot of members of Congress are isolated. They tend to be affluent. They tend to have a lot of people doing things for…

— Kirsten Gillibrand

It's no great secret, number one, in my view, and I think the view of most Americans, that Congress itself is pretty dysfunctional. We…

— Bernie Sanders

Congress is dysfunctional.

— Bob Filner

The passion for office among members of Congress is very great, if not absolutely disreputable, and greatly embarrasses the operations of the Government. They…

— James K. Polk

Congress is responsible for everything and unable to do anything, hated by the public creditors, insulted by the soldiers and unsupported by the citizens.

— Benjamin Hawkins

Serving in the U.S. Congress is about much more than voting on bills. It is about taking on the corporate bullies that taint our…

— Rashida Tlaib

Most members of Congress are politicians. They're bores. They're damn boring. They have no imagination, and they don't know how to imagine the future.

— Ray Bradbury

The bottom line is that every single member of Congress has to get voted into office every two or six years. That means they…

— Ezra G. Levin

Most members of Congress are politicians. They're bores.

— Ray Bradbury

You can see how dysfunctional this Congress is.

— Pat Toomey