The U.S. Senate does not allow legislative provisions to be included in appropriations bills, for much the same reason that most Americans… — Ron Wyden Copy Share Image
OPEC has got a monopoly. If you try and get a lobbyist in Washington to go against OPEC, they'll say, 'Oh, this… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
The American people are screaming out saying it's unfair that the wealthiest, the largest corporations who can afford the best attorneys, the… — David Plouffe Copy Share Image
The institution of the family has very few friends in Washington. There are lobbyists in Washington for every possible entity, from the… — James Dobson Copy Share Image
“Every function superadded to those already exercised by the government causes its influence over hopes and fears to be more widely diffused,… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
The Bankers' New Clothes makes a simple, powerful argument: that banks need to raise more capital. It is entirely persuasive that the… — Diane Coyle Copy Share Image
The reason there are tens of thousands of lobbyists is because the ever-expanding federal government creates ever-increasing opportunities for abuse. The more… — Jack Abramoff Copy Share Image
There is more to American politics than fat cats and their political friends. There are serious-minded liberals who fight the good fight… — G. William Domhoff Copy Share Image
Some issues lend themselves to grassroots campaigns - homeschooling works well - but others require contrivance and connivance to whip up support.… — Jack Abramoff Copy Share Image
No president, not the smartest, best human being in the world can do it alone. You cannot take on this, the power… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
President Bush insisted today that he was not caving in to big money contributors, big-time lobbyists, and overall industry pressure when he… — Dan Rather Copy Share Image
The legislative job of the President is especially important to the people who have no special representatives to plead their cause before… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
While big-business leaders and firms can be highly productive, servants of consumers in a free market economy, they are also all too… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
Policy is no longer being written by politicians accountable to the American public. Instead, policies concerning the defense budget, deregulation, health care,… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
I don't need anybody's money, it's nice.I'm totally self-funding my campaign, and the people like that, because you know, when they come… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
So what? A lobbyist cheated Indian tribes out of $25 million then laundered their money through phony Christian charities trying to stop… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
Welfarism and excessive spending and deficits and socialism divide us, because everybody has to go to Washington. Those who have the biggest… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
I got into lobbying kind of against my will at first. I frankly didn't want to be a lobbyist, but I realized… — Jack Abramoff Copy Share Image
I represent poor people, I represent working people. I represent senior citizens. I represent family businesses. I represent people who don't have… — Paul Broun Copy Share Image
Young women need to know that abortion rights and abortion access are not presents bestowed or retracted by powerful men (or women)… — Katha Pollitt Copy Share Image
Hillary Clinton has perfected the politics of personal profit and theft. She ran the State Department like her own personal hedge fund,… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
Factory-farm lobbyists are so powerful and so well funded and they do everything in their power to hide the truth about farming.… — Moby Copy Share Image
Yesterday, John McCain actually said that if he's president that he'll take on, and I quote, 'the old boys network in Washington.'… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you talk about the prison-industrial complex, I've fought against the prison-industrial complex when I called for a repeal of the Rockefeller… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
I think too many politicians are not listening to the men and women they represent, and if we're going to change the… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
![“So what? A lobbyist cheated Indian tribes out of $25 million then laundered their money through phony Christian charities trying to stop other Indian tribes from getting casinos [on screen: 'Thou Shalt Not Compete'] and bribe congressmen in the process. Know what I call that? I call that business…” quote by Stephen Colbert](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/163/stephen-colbert-503_bribe_so-what-a-lobbyist-cheated-indian-tribes_2910152.jpg)
