Rob Portman Quotes

Has Washington become so dysfunctional that even when we all agree on something, we can’t get it done?

We're all tired of a Washington that has these partisan camps where nothing gets done.

People have said to me 'I hope you won't let happen in Washington what is happening in Kansas.'

There is a problem in Washington, and the problem is bigger than a continuing resolution. It is bigger than Obamacare. It is even bigger than the budget. The most fundamental problem and the frustration is that the men and women in Washington aren't listening.

And I'm here to tell you, the reaction that I'm getting around the country, people are sick and tired of this word in Washington, compromise. This is why nothing ever gets done.

With Washington already broken, the last thing we need is a left-wing version of the Tea Party.

I'm not truly convinced solutions are coming out of Washington.

Given the slow pace of Washington's bureaucracy, policymakers are often busy solving yesterday's problems. This rearview mirror approach afflicts Mr. Obama and his Democratic allies in Congress.

We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex - but Congress can.

How many times will this Congress waste time on an issue that a majority of Americans do not want?

You can see how dysfunctional this Congress is.

Things have gotten so nasty in Washington.

I think most Americans don't really care about politicians bickering in Washington.

Common sense is not all that common in Washington DC.

While Washington's establishment ... is whipped into motion by the mere whiff of an emotional issue or scandal, there is no reward in today's Capitol for fixing the broken mechanics of government or solving the huge problems that haunt us.

In the absence of a crisis, the status quo in Washington is more or less set in cement, as advocacy groups and turf-conscious government officials are able to thwart change.

Washington is not the problem; the Congress is the problem.

The U.S. cannot survive another four years of the Barack Obama-Hillary Clinton regime.

One of the reasons Americans hold Washington in such low regard is the perception that nothing ever gets done. Whatever the issue - no matter how urgent - they always seem to be 'working on it.'

I've had a growing conviction that Congress is not operating as it should. There is much too much partisanship and not enough progress.

Washington is not good at getting things done.

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

It's getting hard to keep up with all of the news from Washington - witch hunts, conspiracy theories and Republicans tearing each other apart over who is ideologically pure and who is apostate. It's a real set of carnival sideshows.

In Washington, you have imaginary problems, and they can't even solve the imaginary problems.

Washington is a complete mess. It's become a venue for partisan bickering, where the needs of the working class just don't matter.