Douglas Brunt Quotes

I understand firsthand that Washington is broken.

Congress is dysfunctional.

In Washington, compromise has become a dirty word.

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

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 ….

It’s tough for Washington to pass complicated legislation.

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

Government is dysfunctional.

President Barack Obama has it right - there is a lot to change about Washington. The problem is, not much will get changed unless we confront the runaway filibuster in the U.S. Senate.

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?'

There are a lot of politicians who are just obstructionists.

Washington DC is a city of motion, not action.

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

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

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

At its worst, Washington is a place where name-calling partisan politics too often trumps policy.

While I have worked hard to bring folks to the middle to craft common-sense solutions to the many problems that confront our nation, Washington is mired in gridlock, gamesmanship and constant partisan bickering.

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

It was a terrible day for baseball, it was a worse day for Congress.

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.

The problem we've got now in Washington is that the goals are completely the opposite from each other.

Things have gotten so nasty in Washington.

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

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.

President Bush said that he wanted to change the tone in Washington. He has; it has gotten worse.