Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal Quotes

Both sides know the last election was just the beginning of the next election. It's clear there has been no attempt to have any kind of getting along.

I'm going to work with Republicans when they do things I agree with and I'm going to fight Republicans when they're doing things that I think are damaging.

I wouldn’t be too serious about bipartisanship. It’s a great myth that ought to be fostered. And don’t bring too damn much scholarship to bear on it. You’ll prove it out of existence if you’re not careful.

If someone agrees with you they're a statesman. If someone disagrees with you, they're a politician.

The people are fed up with politics and partisanship.

The Republicans Are Coming: Make Nice!

The two parties should be turning to each other rather than on each other.

We've become so polarized we've become paralyzed.

There's so much compromise in politics. I'm not a good compromiser.

The art of the compromise, which was the art of politics, is no longer valid. Compromise needs to be between citizens, not between Republicans and Democrats.

In this ridiculously polarized, obstructionist world, the operating principle should be, Let's get something done. Not, Let's freeze everything.

Often times, political games prevent senators from even beginning to debate some of the most important issues.

I think one of the things that we are facing right now is that we've stopped listening to each other in our politics.

When the Tea Party comes to town, compromise goes out the door.

I've decided to cut out the part of the speech where I say anything nice about Democrats.

In a divided government, you can't just say, 'It's my way or the highway.'

The Democrats in particular are do-nothing guys.

Partisan rancour and party politics and ideology have got in the way of compromise - and compromise is the only thing that has ever made politics successful.

I think that what is truly unfortunate is when an entire party makes a decision that they're going to block every single thing that a president wants to accomplish. It's very - it's very hard to get anything done in those circumstances.

There are a lot of politicians who are just obstructionists.

In Washington, compromise has become a dirty word.

I believe in working together to solve the problems we've got. And we need to get rid of the venom in the political atmosphere in D.C. It's a poisonous atmosphere.

Unfortunately, you know, working in a spirit of cooperation and respect requires someone else to reach back, and I don't think that's happened and it's been disappointing because the debate in our country has become so rancorous.

I do hope that next year Republicans and Democrats will do nothing.

There used to be a civility. Today, members of Congress would rather destroy another member than compromise.