Rep. Tim Ryan: The Awful Approval Number for Congress Is the GOP’s Fault

RYAN: “Well let's be clear. A lot of those polling numbers reflect the lack of leadership of Speaker Boehner, the infighting within the Republican Party, the radicalization of the Republican Party, the extremism of the Tea Party, that's what's reflected in those poll numbers because that is exactly what has polarized Congress. But I do think as a body, and as a member of this body, we are looking to try to get and generate some momentum for larger deals that may come down the pike, and try to start stitching this thing back together because we are at a low point in our country's history, at least in modern history. So that's one of the things -- one of the elements you have to look at. You go through all the programs, you go through all the money, the investments that are or are not made, and at the end of the day you have to look at the big picture, how do we start generating some momentum for us to start legislating again and doing our jobs again?”