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Congress is dysfunctional.

People are struggling. They're trying to make ends meet, and they're looking for Washington to deliver for them. And they don't feel that that's been happening as quickly as it should. We share that frustration. There's no one more frustrated than President Obama.

Presidents always want to do nice, noble, long-run things, and Congress is less keen to do so. We've seen that throughout the history of this country.

Because of the structure of the contemporary American party system, every president is polarizing.

There is but one way for a president to deal with Congress, and that is continuously, incessantly, and without interruption. If it is really going to work, the relationship has got to be almost incestuous.

We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex - but Congress can.

Congress is more broken than ever. Congressman Will Hurd has quickly become part of the problem.

The problem... is that most members of Congress don't pay attention to what's going on.

Few American presidents have been unhappier or lonelier in office than Woodrow Wilson.

I never dread going back to Congress.