Carlos Beruff Quotes

Everywhere I go - from Main Street to Wall Street - people ask, 'What's happened to our political system? Why can't Washington folks work together?'

I understand firsthand that Washington is broken.

What is true is that if we do not change the culture of Washington, D.C., the United States of America will cease.

In its early days, Trump's presidency ought to be viewed as the arduous start to the complicated task of draining the Washington swamp.

Real change begins with ridding Washington of corruption, of which there's plenty going around.

I'm trying to avail myself of the various technologies to get the message that Washington needs to be cleaned up, that the system that's in place is not what's beneficial in the country.

It's the No.1 issue with people I talk to, whether Republican, Democrat or independent. They want to see the way business is done in Washington change.

If career politicians had the solutions, we wouldn't be in the mess that we are.

A deep cynicism is taking hold of the country, with more and more Americans convinced that big money calls the shots in Washington and that there is nothing that can be done about it. We must resist that conclusion and fight back on behalf of everyday citizens. Reform is possible, and it is imperative.

I've got three little kids at home, and I'm trying to save this country from itself. I'm not here to play political power games, and I've had enough of people playing political power games, and this has just gone on too long.

Whether you are on the Right or the Left, everyone can agree that there are a lot of outside influences in American politics that are not good for the system. There's just too much money.

People need to understand that in Washington, the process is the punishment.

I'm running for president because I've had enough of the oil barons, the status-quo apologists, the special-interest lobbyists running amok.

It’s a strange thing in American politics that everyone who runs for office in Washington, runs against Washington.

Influence, power and money have invaded our political process …. If we leave it to the politicians, it is unlikely that anything will be done.

I ran for Congress in 2012 because I had had enough. Enough of career politicians, enough of political gamesmanship, and enough of the lack of leadership in Washington.

If Democrats in Washington haven't got enough sense to own the issue of political reform, I give up on them entirely.

The career politicians down in Washington don't want to be held accountable.

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

After 24 years in Washington, Senator Collins has become part of that broken system, putting special interests and her political party first. And Mainers know it and feel it.

I want to help Donald Trump drain the swamp back in Washington.

I had this perception based on my own frustrations with Washington, but I didn't realize until I launched this campaign how much people are looking for a new generation of leadership and a new approach in Washington.

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.

There's really a fundamental political corruption problem that put Washington completely out of touch with the people.

Washington is dominated by big money.