Complaining Quote by Thomas Jefferson

There is a gentle absurdity about Washington, D.C., and it is easy to develop affection for the place, if you can forget that the…

— Linda Ellerbee

“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

It is no secret that Washington, D.C., is a tempest of people and institutions relentlessly seeking power over the lives of everyday Americans.

— Scott Pruitt

Washington is no place in which to carry out inventions

— Alexander Graham Bell

I think people get so frustrated with Washington, D.C.That's why they're so angry with the - the electorate is so angry with everybody who…

— Chris Christie

Washington can be a frustrating place.

— Chris Murphy

“The nation’s leaders keep throwing out the word “Washington” as a vulgar abstraction. Nothing new here: the anti-Washington reflex in American politics has been…

— Mark Leibovich

Washington D.C.! Congress is full of self-declared outsiders.

— Aleksandar Hemon

In the absence of specific solutions or evidence that we have people in Washington, D.C., who can make a significant difference... people will cling…

— Todd Young

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

One of the reasons Americans hold Washington in such low regard is the perception that nothing ever gets done. Whatever the issue - no…

— Ken Cuccinelli

Washington is a complete mess. It's become a venue for partisan bickering, where the needs of the working class just don't matter.

— Meghan McCain