Major Owens Quotes

Ohio's doing what it can do, but I wish they'd get their act together in Washington.

In Washington, 'delay' is too often code for 'derail.' Wink, wink.

I started working as a reporter in Washington on October 1, 2013, the day the government stopped working.

I've never really read any books about Washington, neither the politics nor the city.

Washington turned a blind eye to Al-Qaeda.

An awful lot of Republicans, both in Washington and outside Washington, are resigned to leaving Obamacare in effect.

I've been a political junkie for a long time. I find the way Washington works is just fascinating to me.

Things happened there that I don't think are the finest hours for anybody, whether it was a journalist, the legal system or, in that case of the political system, who would say that was an example of when Washington worked best.

I was an 18-year-old kid, and I was in the heart of things in Washington. My interest in American politics and, particularly, the Kennedys, began then.

Washington is unpredictable these days.

Washington is a cesspool of non-accountability.

The product of Washington is politics. Other places produce steel.

We have seen in Washington the worst kind of partisanship, the worst kind of gridlock. There is nothing wrong with our country. There is much wrong with our politics ….

Washington believes in Zero-Sum politics.

I saw a complete lack of courage in Washington to tackle some of our biggest challenges.

Washington is built on power.

The people in Iowa know that Washington isn't working. It's devolved into partisan politics and a lot of gridlock and obstruction.

There are two Americas: Washington and the rest of us.

Tillis has been weak on China since he got to Washington.

Washington is agonizingly slow at learning from its mistakes. Especially in the Middle East.

We have all seen Washington politicians fail us.

I want to go to Washington and clean up Kay Hagan's mess.

In the business world, those who are slow to act and adapt find themselves out of business in a hurry. In Washington, it can take 10 years to get even a good idea across the finish line.

Bringing accountability to Washington has been an important part of my time in office and an important part of my campaign.

In Washington, politicians worry about their 'base.' About polls. About ideology. About raising money. About re-election. They measure their future in two- or six-year increments.