Political Quotes

“Some of them need to lose their reelection campaigns. I have consistently said, Ron, that true change never comes from inside the Beltway in Washington, D.C. It always comes from out in America. What we need are grass-roots activists, people that follow what we are doing, to call, to email, and to text to let our Representatives know that you want a vote on term limits. As a Representative, and I am sure you would agree that those matter. We listen. I listen. We track every phone call, and I get a report at the end of the day saying: Here is who called from your district, and here is what they wanted. So it makes a difference. Change never comes from in Washington, D.C. I would also like to follow up on another point that you made earlier. It was a great point, and that is seniority. I came here as a freshman 14 months ago and I quickly found out that everything in Congress is based on seniority. Not to take anything away from these fine people that have been here a long time, they have worked very hard, they have paid their dues, and it is nothing personal, but people wonder why change can't happen in Washington, D.C. It is because we have the same people running the show year in, year out, term in, term out, because it is based on seniority. A young person like my--well, I shouldn't say young. A young politician--I am 60 years old--doesn't really have a chance to impact change much because the power structure is all based on seniority here.…”