Louis Wilson Ingram Quotes

Washington has political power combined with the insider illusion of being in control.

Congresscritters

… lobbyist-larded Washington

In Washington, every closet has a revolving door.

I want to thank the people of Texas for asking me to represent them in Washington.

Washington: A city obsessed with the present.

Ideology isn’t driving the dynamic in Washington, it’s the desire to stay in power.

Washington is dominated by big money.

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

I believe both parties are sending the wrong kind of people to Washington, D.C.

Ultimately, you change the culture in Washington only one way, and it's one election at a time, with the character of the people you send.

Washington is a city of arrogance.

Every member of Congress is shaped by his or her first election.

I don’t know how to do what you have to do to get something out of a congressman.

Washington can be a very lonely place for Congressman and Senators. Many acquaintances almost all of whom want something and very few friends.

Members of Congress will pay attention to members of their own districts.

I have a Congress on my hands.

Money speaks louder than words in Washington.

We have seen in Washington the worst kind of partisanship, the worst kind of gridlock. There is nothing wrong with our country. There is much wrong with our politics ….

We live in a country where Wall Street owns Washington.

Honestly, the egos and the quest and thirst for power is very prevalent in Washington.

Let's face it, politics in this country is coin-operated. Does that really equate to a real democracy? It's very difficult to say.

The Senate is where the issues are, and most people there are career politicians.

Take it from me: Elections matter.

Washington isn't a city, it's an abstraction.