Kim Reynolds Quotes

In Parliament we debate on and we decide the laws that are going to govern the country.

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

A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle people.

I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses.

The United States is the greatest law factory the world has ever known.

There is also something called the Legislature. There is something called the press. There is something called people. These are all different players on the stage.

I came into American politics and into this political system proud of politics and the way we make decisions.

I think I'm pretty politically informed, and I find myself watching Senate hearings on C-SPAN.

I am proud to be in the Senate. I have always been proud to be a part of our political system. It is a remarkable privilege to participate in this system of ours.

The next adventure is the government, a government of change.

Lobbying is not a bad thing. I'm not trying to say that we shouldn't have lobbyists or we shouldn't have lobbying to petition our government. It's in the Constitution, and it's something that should be honorable and good.

Government is like an undershirt. If you don't change it frequently, it begins to stink.

Politics is a very important part of our government. It must not be denigrated. It's the way our country runs. It's the lubricant that keeps things running smoothly.

Everything appears to take long in Congress. This is democracy in action.

I have a Congress on my hands.

I don't know a lot about politics.

Before running for the Washington State Senate in 2014, I had spent 20 years as an activist. I had always believed that we needed to push for change on the outside, through community organizing and advocacy.

Government is not a game show, though at times it is amusing and entertaining to watch.

It is becoming more widely acknowledged that it is better to have a good constitution than not having a perfect one.

The laws that we adopt embody the values and mores of our constituents.

You know, when we get to a point in this country where dissent is extremism, we've turned, I think, a very dark page in our history. And I don't want us to go there. I encourage Americans and I'm - right now, to go to these town hall meetings, to - to talk to your Congressmen, the people that you elected.

It's sad that we vote for and elect officials to run our state, run our country, over social issues. I don't believe they belong in politics.

What kind of government is this? This is a human being. This is not right, and I'm telling everybody you better call your congressman, because they're going to run your life.

Governments, especially democratic ones, are short-term and nationalistic.

The real truth is, I just want to keep the voice of dissent alive in all of our elections. I don't really want to hang out with politicians.