#washington

Washington is a place where politicians don't know which way is up and taxes don't know which way is down. ↗

— Robert Orben

#down #know #place #politicians #taxes

The way to an American economic comeback, the way to help those out of work today find a paycheck, is to unleash the forces of job creation in America. The source of new jobs isn't going to be the bureaucracies of Washington, but rather the creativity, ingenuity, and hard work of the American people. ↗

— Rob Portman

#american #american people #bureaucracies #comeback #creation

Like it or not, the people of Arkansas sent me to Washington to represent them in this great body. ↗

— Mark Pryor

#body #great #like #me #people

I'm angry when we have to use state dollars to fill holes in our low-income heating assistance program because there isn't enough support from Washington. ↗

— Jodi Rell

#assistance #because #dollars #enough #fill

I think Barack Obama has brought a new level of ethical standards to Washington. Has he changed some basic hard-knuckle politics? No. You need hard-knuckle politics to succeed. ↗

— Ed Rendell

#barack obama #basic #brought #changed #ethical

But even after the first week, when Hart got out of the presidential race because of the Washington Post's threat to reveal a long-term relationship Hart had apparently been having with a prominent Washington woman, the media continued to embellish my past. ↗

— Donna Rice

#apparently #because #been #continued #embellish

I grew up in Washington, D.C. But also loving the theater. ↗

— Frank Rich

#grew #i #loving #theater #up

I think we need people in Washington who really have more of a sense of a George Washington approach to it, which is to serve and go home. I think far too many of both parties see it as a career. And I don't think that's good for our country. ↗

— Scott Rigell

#both #career #country #far #george

Look, I am not worried about Washington cutting too much spending too fast. I mean, the kinds of spending cuts we're talking about just right now are $100 billion out of a $3.7 trillion budget. ↗

— Paul Ryan

#am #billion #budget #cuts #cutting

That's the real secret to job creation - not borrowing and spending more money in Washington. ↗

— Paul Ryan

#creation #job #job creation #money #more