I Understand Why So Many Americans Are Fed Up With Government. The 112th Congress Was Almost Universally Derided As The Worst Ever. It Was The Most Polarized Body Since The End Of Reconstruction, According To One Study, And I Grew Embarrassed By Its Partisan Bickering, Inactivity, And Refusal To Address The Vital Challenges Facing America.

-Olympia Snowe

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I Understand Why So Many Americans Are

Olympia Snowe

I Understand Why So Many Americans Are Fed Up With Government. The 112th Congress Was Almost Universally Derided As The Worst Ever. It Was The Most Polarized Body Since The End Of Reconstruction, According To One Study, And I Grew Embarrassed By Its Partisan Bickering, Inactivity, And Refusal To Address The Vital Challenges Facing America.

Topic

Government

America

Challenges

You Can't Have The Legislative And Executive Branch Working In A Parallel Universe...the Partisanship That Has Gripped Washington Has Prevented Us From Dealing With The Issues That This Country Needs To Grapple With To Determine Its Future.

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Issues

Needs