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What's unique about Washington is that no one's from here. Almost everybody came here to change the world, to make a difference.

I don't want to become Washington.

I haven't let Washington change me.

We all went up to Washington on a mission to change things. What I found is that the Founding Fathers set it up where it's a little more difficult to do. We've got the Senate and the president to deal with.

I didn't come to Washington to be part of the problem.

I don't think I'm really open to having Washington change me.

Washington has become this place that people don't leave. It has become this permanent feudal class.

I didn't come to Washington to fight against my Republican colleagues, or even against my colleagues on the other side of the aisle. I came to Washington to fight for the values that make our country unique - for the economic freedom that gives life to the American Dream.

Most of the people who live in Washington come from other places and you can learn something from them.

I'm not a Washington person.