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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...

But, you know, it's been very rough on us. it's hard. >> reporter: angry residents want to know why the city hasn't cleared the snow impasse. >> annoying. that's what i would say. i'm disappointed, because they had lots of time to do it. >> i'm from new jersey. honestly i didn't think it was very good. i seen better when i was in new york. >> reporter: the mayor blames the elements. >> 40 inches of snow in five days, 60-plus inches in one winter is more than the people of the district of columbia have seen. >> reporter: part of the problem, budgets are tight and so are the streets. did he just...