In order to preserve our democracy we must come together to end the corrupting influence of money in politics - and we… — Dean Phillips Copy Share Image
Wealthy individuals have always had the capacity to influence politics, of course, but only after two key campaign finance cases - Wisconsin… — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
We must reduce the influence of money in politics, beginning by overturning Citizens United and taking back our system from the millionaires… — Patty Judge Copy Share Image
The Citizens United ruling opened the door for tax-exempt social welfare organizations to spend substantial portions of their funds on campaign activities,… — Michelle Lujan Grisham Copy Share Image
There's a lot we need to do to fix our systems, overturning the Citizens United decision and restoring the primacy of the… — Andy Kim Copy Share Image
The DISCLOSE Act is a testament to the wisdom of the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United. The First Amendment sought to… — Bradley A. Smith Copy Share Image
All Citizens United did was to level the playing field for corporate speech. We now have, I think, the most free and… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share Image
“Far from the Supreme Court majority’s assumption in the Citizens United case that political spending would be transparent, the Kochs and their… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
There are many major crises facing our country. At the top of the list is the need to overturn Citizens United. If… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Millions upon millions of secret spending by the fossil fuel industry that was unleashed by the disastrous 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court… — Sheldon Whitehouse Copy Share Image
I think that is the fight that we have to wage if we're to save the middle class. And I do have… — Lindsey Graham Copy Share Image
I think with the advent of Reagan, and subsequently, both parties, there's been a strong move towards the advantage given to the… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
As a result of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, American democracy is being undermined by the ability of the Koch brothers… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
“It’s not like they didn’t know who he was. The year before, in 2015, Politico magazine ranked Dave number two in its… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
The billionaires and their super PACs increasingly control the American political process. This is not democracy. This is not what brave Americans… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
I voted fror Trump because I genuinely thought that Hillary Clinton was a threat to the American experiment. I usually do not… — Andrew Klavan Copy Share Image
Citizens United, I believe, will be regarded by history as one of the worst decisions this Supreme Court - or any Supreme… — Brad Schneider Copy Share Image
Citizens United opened the door to 'super PACs,' groups that can accept unlimited donations from individuals or corporations and spend them on… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
The dreadful decision in Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission was the culmination of the Republican appointees' careful work to open American… — Sheldon Whitehouse Copy Share Image
The Citizens United decision dramatically intensified the political gridlock in our country. — Patrick Murphy Copy Share Image
You can't have a people's democracy as long as corporations are considered people. — Bill Moyers Copy Share Image
As citizens of the United States, we are stewards of this magnificent thing called democracy. — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
It won't happen. It would be an impossible dream. But I'd love to see 'Citizens United' overruled. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
I am being tried for fighting for the right of my people, who are still second-class citizens in this United States of… — Paul Robeson Copy Share Image
Hillary Clinton will nominate justices to the Supreme Court who are prepared to overturn Citizens United! — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Members of the legislature, people who have run for office, know the connection between money and influence on what laws get passed — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
The decision in Citizens United said that money equals speech, a position that I - and a vast majority of Americans, in… — Patrick Murphy Copy Share Image
History will record that the Citizens United decision is one of the worst in the history of our country. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Either you're for ending Citizens United, or you're not. So, if you're for ending Citizens United, then act like you are against… — Rashida Tlaib Copy Share Image
“By overturning many of these restrictions, the Citizens United decision was in many respects a return to the Gilded Age.” — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
We need a Supreme Court that will stand up on behalf of women's rights, on behalf of the rights of the LGBT… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
On the subject of money and politics and the rest, I have a DARE: Disclose who are these people; Amend the Constitution… — Nancy Pelosi Copy Share Image
The Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press, or the rights of conscience; or… — Samuel Adams 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
If elected president I will have a litmus test in terms of my nominee to be a Supreme Court justice. And the… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
If Citizens United has been an invaluable tool for the maintenance of entrenched wealth, Shelby County has been similarly vital for those… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
I have introduced a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and make it clear that the Congress and state legislatures do have… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
It's why we oppose Citizens United from that right-wing Supreme Court. In 2012, I also said the Tea Party "acted like terrorists"… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
What the Supreme Court did in Citizens United is to say to these same billionaires and the corporations they control: 'You own… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
