Most successful American politicians look well-fed on endorsements, campaign contributions and chicken dinners. — Simon Hoggart Copy Share Image
Ultimately, the question of campaign contributions will be decided by the public. — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
We have two and half million individual campaign contributions, more than any campaign in history. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Whenever the media asked me how much I have received in campaign contributions from the fossil fuel industry, my unapologetic answer was,… — Jim Inhofe Copy Share Image
After all, Wall Street is clearly the most powerful lobbying force on Capitol Hill. From 1998 through 2008, the financial sector spent… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Public disclosure of campaign contributions and spending should be expedited so voters can judge for themselves what is appropriate. — Mitch McConnell Copy Share Image
The kind of corruption the media talk about, the kind the Supreme Court was concerned about, involves the putative sale of votes… — James L. Buckley Copy Share Image
The only way you do anything is to become really active. And the most effective way to get your message to your… — Krist Novoselic Copy Share Image
Without putting the brakes on out-of-control campaign contributions from individuals and corporations - it will be business as usual, with 1 percent… — Madeleine M. Kunin Copy Share Image
Who do you think controls the Republican Party? Big money controls the Republican Party. This is where their campaign contributions come from. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
People looking into Barack Obama's campaign contributions say that Obama may have received $3.3 million from abroad. Yeah. It turns out that… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
The lobbying over China most favored nation trading status was disgusting. There's no way in hell that MFN would have passed in… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
The reality is we that have a corrupt campaign finance system which separates the American people's needs and desires from what Congress… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
What does a political revolution look like? It means that 80 percent of the people vote in national elections, not 40 percent.… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
I just think the most important aspect in being able to have a productive relationship between the teachers' unions and the districts… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
The primary source of waste in government is that legislators are often under heavy pressure to vote for projects that will benefit… — Robert H. Frank Copy Share Image
The technology is available to us today to begin the transition to 100 percent renewable energy. What is keeping us from making… — Mark Ruffalo Copy Share Image
For the United States, our political system is clearly distorted. We have gerrymandering so that there is a situation where a million… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
Research who your politicians are, even; know what they do, know who they're supported by legislatively, and know who is supporting them… — David Hogg Copy Share Image
Let's talk about why, in the 1990s, Wall Street got deregulated. Did it have anything to do with the fact that Wall… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
From campaign contributions to expensive perks paid for by special interests, wealthy donors and corporate special interests have increasingly been able to… — Sara Gideon Copy Share Image
What 'eminent domain' laws mean in practice is that politicians have a right to seize your property and turn it over to… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Let me thank the 2 1/2 million Americans who helped fund our campaign with an unprecedented 8 million individual campaign contributions. Anyone… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
“Most politicians are corrupt as they do not represent the masses that voted for them, but rather they choose to return numerous… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
Once I got into politics, I saw the real fight, where big money controls everything, and where politicians care more about campaign… — Richard Ojeda Copy Share Image
But please know, whether you believe campaign contributions are speech or property, that I learned to love very dearly the right of… — John McCain Copy Share Image
Inequality also distorts our democracy. It gives an outsized voice to the few who can afford high-priced lobbyists and unlimited campaign contributions,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Our laws governing lobbying and campaign contributions have struck the right balance between the wishes of the people and those of private… — Thomas Frank Copy Share Image
The role of campaign contributions in our political system and the role of lobbyists have now reached levels that are quite unhealthy… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
Running for office in our country takes a lot of money, and candidates have to go out and raise it. New York… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Anyhow, all mankind's ideas and interests, all human aims and motives, are exhibited, fully formed, in a three-year-old child. The kid is… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
What we have now is a situation where politicians get a whole bunch of money from mainly business interests. Then once they… — Matt Taibbi Copy Share Image
The case may very well be that Congress is willing to restrict campaign contributions because it has these privileges. It is true… — Gordon Tullock Copy Share Image
“The ease of relieving supporters of their money extended beyond campaign contributions. On being elected county executive, which was paid about $80,000… — Alec Macgillis Copy Share Image
Well, the elected officials in both parties are receiving campaign contributions and support through electioneering communications from groups that aren't technically affiliated… — Richard Painter Copy Share Image
This is what oligarchy looks like: Today, the top one-tenth of 1 percent owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
