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Washington is like playing the Super Bowl, only there are no timeouts, no potty breaks, and the arena is filled with the media. In government, you have to learn to put yourself second in a big way. But I am a business person at heart. I like to be in charge.

Honestly, the egos and the quest and thirst for power is very prevalent in Washington.

I haven't been in Washington long, but I have learned that it is a place filled with people who say one thing to get elected and do the opposite once they get there.

The sentiments in Hawaii about Washington's failure of leadership are no different than the rest of the country.

I think on a whole host of issues Washington tends to be a lagging indicator on public opinion.

Washington is a bubble, and there is nothing more powerful than the conservative grassroots when we are engaged and letting our voice be heard.

I'm not a career politician, so the ways of Washington may be a little obscure to me.

Washington has, with some justification, gained a reputation for being hopelessly mired in partisan gridlock.

Too many people in Washington care about power institutions, not caring about changing the lives of everyday Americans.

Too often in Washington special interests urge us to fight one another just because we belong to different parties. It is time for this to stop and for Washington to focus on what needs to be done.