Washington Watch: Georgia politicians' predictions on new Congress

As you'll see from some of their remarks below, there's little indication that partisanship has passed.

But if predictions and promises from Georgia's delegation in Washington hold true, there could be some noticeable changes in the way the next Congress operates.

Here's what they had to say, edited for brevity:

"I really think the kind of individuals coming to Washington in both the House and Senate are a different kind of person than has come before. These folks aren't interested in coming and sitting around for years and years and getting on great committees. They're coming to save the country.

"I think the American people will see a stark contrast in not just policy, but in process. I think what we will do very consciously and very directly is engage and listen to the American people."
-Republican Rep. Tom Price, Roswell

"The Republican Party's obstructionist strategy, though it did not serve the public good, did pay off for them politically. The historic Democrat losses were predictable.

"Now, with a divided Congress, the reality is that there must be room for compromise on all issues that confront the nation and Georgians."
-Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson, Lithonia

"We're going to have perhaps the most homogenized group of Republicans that we've had in a long, long time. We may have the first conservative majority in three generations and this is going to lead to a different level of leadership.

"I think what we're going to see is more openness in the process. All of the new guys, like myself, we have heard from voters that it's not just wrong when Nancy Pelosi shoves a bill through in the middle of the night, it will be wrong when Speaker Boehner shoves a bill through in the middle of the night.
-Republican Rep.-elect Rob Woodall, Lawrenceville

"Politicians listen carefully to what the voters say, and in this election, the voters have spoken loudly and clearly.

"I believe the new Congress will be more effective as a result."
-Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson

“While I am hopeful the two parties will be able to work together on behalf of the American people, I am also fully aware the differences between them could result in a legislative stalemate. Much of the tone of this next Congress will be set by the president and his willingness to help Republicans enact real changes to encourage economic growth, cut taxes and federal spending, and begin to pay down the debt.

"His failure to put aside his unpopular liberal agenda that's to blame for the Democrat's 'shellacking' Tuesday night will only lead him and his party further away from the American people."
-Republican Rep. Lynn Westmoreland, Coweta County

"Regardless of who is in charge, the issues I'm concerned [about] are the same.

"We need to get folks back to work, we need to provide support to our servicemen and women, and we need to make sure that accidents like the one at Imperial Sugar almost three years ago never happen again."
-Democratic Rep. John Barrow, Savannah

"Tuesday was a referendum on the liberal agenda that has been thrust through Congress the past two years.

"In the coming Congress, Republicans will have the opportunity to show the American people that we are listening -- that we will stand up for our principles of limited government and fiscal responsibility and that we will focus on job creation and fostering an environment that encourages economic growth."
-Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss