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I'm not a Washington person.

And, frankly, what happens out of Washington is, it creates a wind in my face, uncertainty over Obamacare, uncertainty over their tax policy, uncertainty over the regulatory policy.

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

Everything about Washington is inconsistent, because they say one thing and do another, which is what my opponent, Claire McCaskill, is very, very good at.

Sometimes you've got to make a hard decision, and there's a real reluctance to make hard decisions in Washington.

Washington's a cesspool of money.

I haven't let Washington change me.

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

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.

Washington is totally out of touch with mainstream America.