Sometimes in Washington you get a little disconnected. I want to make sure I know what people are actually doing each day.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I go to a lot of events morning, noon and night when I'm not in Washington.
Sometimes when I get home at night in Washington I feel as though I had been in a great traffic jam.
Here in Seattle, I'm the most productive I've ever been. I don't allow myself personal distractions. I'm extremely disciplined here.
I do a lot of eavesdropping. That's one of the things I miss about New York: just checking people out.
I've been in Washington ever since 1981, trying to get out!
That's been hard being away from the family, because Washington can be lonely. When you tune out of all the activity, that's like, you're alone.
One of the big changes in the Congress since I first came to Washington is that all of these folks go home every weekend. They used to play golf together; their families got to know each other, go to dinner at each other's homes at weekends - and these would be people who were political adversaries.
I'm doing a good job in Washington.
We need to make people understand that there is a definite connection between what happens in their everyday lives and the decisions we make in Washington, D.C.
I have been very independent from day I arrived in Washington.