Kirsten Gillibrand Quotes

Oh, that all the things my father had told me about how disgusting Washington is are true. And again it's the system - there are lots of nice, well-meaning people there. But it's a sleazy place. And politics is all about doing favors.

I understand firsthand that Washington is broken.

… lobbyist-larded Washington

In Washington, every closet has a revolving door.

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

Washington's a cesspool of money.

Politics is a dirty business for a gentleman ...

Does it seem like Washington's rigged for the well connected? That's because it is.

Donald Trump is the swamp.

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

Washington is dominated by big money.

We've seen a lot of dirty politics in Ireland.

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?'

Hillary Clinton embodies the corruption of Washington.

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

People in Washington do things that they shouldn’t do because they owe somebody.

Politics was just about as dirty in those days as it is now.

People correctly perceive that the most powerful thing in Washington is money.

Money speaks louder than words in Washington.

Washington is rigged to favor people who have an army of lobbyists.

Congress has become the center of legalized bribery/

Politics these days is a disgusting game of mudslinging, filled with selfish people with selfish aims.

Many Americans have sensed there is a very corrupt pay-to-play system going on in Washington.

We need to get big money out of Washington.

I think that scandal and intrigue and all of those sort of things that occur behind closed doors - whether it's on the Hill or in the White House - people all find intriguing.