Nobody wants campaign finance reform more than me. It…

The reason that minorities and women don't have a better shot at getting elected to the Senate or to statewide office is because the…

— Carol Moseley Braun

I certainly want campaign finance reform. I just wish this would do it in a way that would stand up to a constitutional challenge.

— Ben Nelson

We are very frustrated because we have a Supreme Court that seems determined to say that the wealthier have more right to free speech…

— William J. Clinton

Climate change joined immigration, job creation, food safety, pilot training, veterans' care, campaign finance, transportation security, labor law, mine safety, wildfire management, and scores…

— George Packer

Tom DeLay may or may not have broken campaign finance laws, but he did his best to look like he was breaking them.

— P. J. O'Rourke

If the need for comprehensive campaign finance reform was not already clear, the Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United permitting unlimited corporate and union…

— Alan K. Simpson

The plea agreement negotiated by Janet Reno's Justice Department with Nora, Gene and Trisha Lum is a hoax. It allows two key players in…

— Larry Klayman

I admired the way McCain worked on campaign finance reform. I admired the way Nancy Pelosi stiffened the Democrats' spine during the health care…

— Gail Collins

Some corporations don't want free markets, and they don't want democracy. They want profits. And they use our campaign finance system to loot our…

— Robert F. Kennedy, Jr

The number one lobby that opposes campaign finance reform in the United States is the National Association of Broadcasters.

— Anonymous

“Most politicians are corrupt as they do not represent the masses that voted for them, but rather they choose to return numerous favors to…

— Steven Magee

My issue with campaign finance is 100 percent disclosure. Wear a suit with patches from your big contributors. Depending on the size of the…

— Gary Johnson

Campaign finance and ethics reform only works if it curtails all special interest groups equally and does not carve out any exceptions to benefit…

— Thomas Kean, Jr

I guess I was a little idealistic and thought if you are honest and you're well-qualified and capable of waging a good fight, you…

— Wendy Long

But having said that, what's happening with campaign finance reform and our political culture is devastating.

— Anonymous