We can't sit here and pretend that somehow, you know, Washington just cutting spending, in and of itself, is going to be putting people back to work.

Michelle and I, along with the people of Washington, will miss her outstanding leadership and thank her for her years of service.

I applaud Governor Gregoire for her decades of outstanding service to the people of Washington.

He really enjoyed those events and feels like it's important for him to have those opportunities to get out and talk about what can seem like pretty esoteric and arcane policy debates in Washington.

The sooner the business community has a sense that we've got our act together here in Washington, the better off the entire country is going to be.

It's time to hold Washington to the same standards families and businesses hold themselves.

We can't afford to let the same phony arguments and bad habits of Washington kill financial reform.

I came to Washington with a promise to change how our Government deals with difficult issues like this.

In other words, people in Washington will worry whether there's too much power in the Treasury; therefore, let's have reasonable oversight.

It is time to reform Washington.

No matter how some leaders here in Washington, D.C. feel about the war, our troops deserve their full support.

I am in this race to tell the corporate lobbyists that their days of setting the agenda in Washington are over.

Four million American children were denied basic health coverage today because Washington politicians failed to stand up to this President's disgraceful veto.

As he always says, we don't need a candidate who's good at playing the Washington game-we need a candidate who can put an end to the game-playing and focus on results.

By having the courage to challenge the skeptics in Washington and lead on the climate crisis facing our planet, Al Gore has advanced the cause of peace and richly deserves this reward.

If there was ever a doubt that Washington lobbyists don't actually represent real Americans, it's the fact that they stopped leaders of both parties from requiring elite investment firms to pay their fair share of taxes.

When I'm President, the American people won't have to spend record amounts on lobbying to get their voice heard in Washington.

If you want conventional Washington thinking, I'm not your man.