Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20100217:17:28:00
People in congress, but they are trapped in a dysfunctional system. >> reporter: now, the standstill on capitol hill has spread to the streets. more than a week after the big storm, washington is stuck, literally. mountains of ice are narrowing roads, grinding traffic to a crawl, that's where folks lucky enough to get their cars out. even the president got out of town. is it embarrassing that the capitol is so gridlocked? >> i think so. >> reporter: civility is in short supply. >> it's been very rough on us. it's hard. >> reporter: what are you hoping for? >> spring. >> reporter: angry residen...