Elise Stefanik Quotes

Show me a supposedly 'unfixable' problem in Washington, and I'll show you the political corruption standing in the way.

Washington isn't utterly dysfunctional.

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?'

Government is dysfunctional.

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

Politics is broken.

I'm focused on bringing real change to Washington because the career politicians have screwed things up so badly.

Here's what I have to say: Obama is a disaster, and Washington politicians are worthless.

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.

People need to understand that in Washington, the process is the punishment.

I've never seen Washington as divided as we are right now.

It’s a strange thing in American politics that everyone who runs for office in Washington, runs against Washington.

After 24 years in Washington, Senator Collins has become part of that broken system, putting special interests and her political party first. And Mainers know it and feel it.

We have all seen Washington politicians fail us.

Washington is dominated by big money.

Congress is dysfunctional.

If career politicians had the solutions, we wouldn't be in the mess that we are.

Whether you are on the Right or the Left, everyone can agree that there are a lot of outside influences in American politics that are not good for the system. There's just too much money.

In Washington, compromise has become a dirty word.

Politics disgusts me.

Voters definitely believe Washington is corrupt - but most think it's bipartisan.

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

Money speaks louder than words in Washington.

There is nothing wrong with our country, there is something wrong with our politics…

… lobbyist-larded Washington