Greg Gianforte Quotes

When the going gets tough in Washington, presidents appoint 'blue ribbon' commissions.

Hoosiers sent me to Washington to offer solutions.

Given the slow pace of Washington's bureaucracy, policymakers are often busy solving yesterday's problems. This rearview mirror approach afflicts Mr. Obama and his Democratic allies in Congress.

One cannot legislate problems out of existence. It has been tried.

It's time to bring tough medicine to Washington. No longer will policy be set by K Street, it will be dictated by Main Street.

The thing that differs me from a lot of other people running for the President of the United States is that I focus on the problem first. Then I focus on what the solution is.

I think, first of all, you know, Washington has a bad habit of a very short attention span.

We need new energy back in Washington.

I have the experience and ability to step in on day one in Washington and start working on the challenging problems facing our country.

The frustration of Washington is you have to concentrate on just a few areas to really make a difference, and then so much of the power is at the top, at the committee chairman level.

Health reform is, in some ways, a microcosm to everything that's right about Washington and everything that's wrong about it.

You'll never get progress in Washington until you have a majority, bipartisan majority, that really wants to solve problems.

Hoosiers sent me to Washington to help President Trump drain the swamp, and it starts with cutting out generous taxpayer-funded perks that keep career politicians in D.C.

President Donald Trump set out to drain the Washington swamp, and perhaps no one has aided him more effectively than senior adviser Jared Kushner.

Some people seem to believe that for each problem there is a solution readily available - a solution that can be promptly achieved by passing a law and voting some money. I think of this as the vending machine concept of social change. Put a coin in the machine and out comes a piece of candy. If there is a social problem, pass a law and out comes a solution.

Too often in Washington, we only look at the recipient side: How does the budget affect either those who receive or don't receive benefits.

My whole deal is reforming, changing, shaking up Washington. It sure needs it.

I served three terms in the U.S. Senate and was co-chairman of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform in 2010. So I know a bit about how Washington operates, and I have had plenty of experience doing the work of running for office.

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

Trump assumed office promising to 'drain the swamp' in Washington, D.C. Instead, the swamp has grown wider and deeper.

The vice president can play a real role in that, in helping solve some of the biggest problems in the country.

I didn't come to Washington to be part of the problem.

Cleaning up the mess in Washington is gonna take a whole lot of Iowa common sense.

I'm trying to make the case to voters across the political spectrum that someone who brings a younger perspective - a fresher perspective... can change the culture in Washington more effectively than someone who has run for office 9 or 10 times.

This is bad for policy-making - if you cover up the problems, how can you solve them? It also corrodes public trust. Government must be much more honest about the challenges facing the country, if we are to begin to tackle them. Short-term spin must give way to proper long-term strategic thinking.