Eric Garcetti Quotes

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.

My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington.

This administration and these folk who run Washington are no more interested in our welfare and our well being than the man on the moon. And we have got to start taking our destiny into our hands.

It's our duty in Congress to bring the voices of our communities to Washington.

The White House is not where power comes from in this country. The cities and the local communities of this nation are prepared to save Washington - and not vice versa.

Getting money out of Whitehall and down to the town hall is also essential if we are going to address the crisis of confidence - and alienation - in our politics.

I am often reminded that the wellspring of Vermont liberty flows from Main Street, not State Street.

It's time for an American comeback... where leaders in Washington listen to 'we the people.'

In order to have your voice be heard in Washington, you have to make some little contribution.

Washington, D.C. is full of think tanks, theoreticians and advocacy groups. Governors are the ones whose feet are on the ground.

What we have ignored is what citizens can do and the importance of real involvement of the people involved - versus just having somebody in Washington make a rule.

After-school tutoring programs, care for the elderly, shelters for the homeless, disaster relief work, and a variety of other services would all benefit from government funding.

Working in Washington, trying to make a difference, that was a very meaningful time for me, a period of personal growth.

I want to continue to stay plugged into New Orleans and help people who are still struggling with the recovery here, and then, if I can help around the country and around the world, absolutely, I'll be open to that.

Political development should start at the grassroots.

A majority in all parties do, I think, want to see local government recover its old vigour and independence.

If we would leave parties to the politicians, and would vote not for the party, not even for men, but for the city, and the State, and the nation, we should rule parties, and cities, and States, and nation.

Everyone town of 100,000 in the United States should have a Classical Theater supported by the town, or the state of the county, or the Federal Government, as they have in every civilized country.

I remember my dad supporting everyone on the local and national level. I was pretty much born into it. I saw the importance of politics firsthand. It gave you a chance to be at the table.

I think the federal government really should be supporting Louisiana and ensuring that every person from that area has an opportunity to vote on what will occur in the area.

I spent 10 years fighting for reform in Cook County, and I didn't change my DNA when I got to Washington.

If you want to do something for your country or your district and you're not a chairman, you run into a brick wall.

Most people working day in and day out do not have the time to come to Washington to look out for their interest. Moreover they don’t know how.

Influence elected government officials, don't just elect them. Your right is to govern yourselves, not just to choose your governors.

In Sacramento you simply had to think about what the law ought to be and leave it to someone else to implement. In San Francisco, you hear about it the next day.