Citizens United provided unprecedented political weaponry to big special interests. My personal view was it was calculated to do that. — Sheldon Whitehouse Copy Share Image
With Citizens United, the Supreme Court's declaration that corporations are people, the whims of one can silence the voices of millions. — Christine Pelosi 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
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
I announced my dissent in the Citizens United orally, and I stumbled in my announcement. I had a little difficulty expressing myself.… — John Paul Stevens Copy Share Image
I would want to see the Supreme Court reverse Citizens United and get dark, unaccountable money out of our politics. — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
After Citizens United, unlimited money could go directly to a corporate entity that can tell people who to vote for, with names… — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
We agree that Citizens United is a very bad decision. We don't believe outspending your opponent is the way to go, since… — Tom Steyer 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
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
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
That's a question best put to Bernie Sanders himself, but I think that he will probably put forward ideas that are related… — Jeff Merkley 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
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
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
If there was one decision I would overrule, it would be Citizens United. I think the notion that we have all the… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg 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
People have tried all kinds of ways to fix things, like electing Obama and having a debate about decreasing the power of… — Kalle Lasn Copy Share Image
Legislation to level the playing field for working families is dead on arrival in the Citizens United Congress. — Sheldon Whitehouse Copy Share Image
The first case I sat on... was Citizens United. Talk about being thrown in. Needless to say, if I was scared before,… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
Citizens United said that transparency would be the disinfectant, but (c)(4)'s are warm, wet, moist incubators. There is no disinfectant. — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
We have to end Citizens United, and we have to do it united as a people. If we don't do it, our… — Brad Schneider 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
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
In the Senate, I will push to overturn Citizens United as I've been vocal about since I first served on the Town… — Sara Gideon Copy Share Image
Politically, as a result of Citizens United, billionaires are now able to spend as much money as they want on campaigns, which… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Big money buys access in Washington, and access purchases influence. It is as simple as that. And they have basically given a… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
A lot of the Citizens United problem could be solved if we knew where the money came from for all these ads.… — Sheldon Whitehouse Copy Share Image
Capitalism is out of control, thanks in no small part to Citizens United, the Supreme Court decision which said that a corporation… — Bill Moyers 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
“Another consequence was that the Citizens United decision shifted the balance of power from parties built on broad consensus to individuals who… — Jane Mayer 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
“after Citizens United was that the business of manipulating politics from the ground up was now heavily directed and funded by the… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
There is something fundamentally wrong about the way we [americans] are moving as a country, when billionaires are able to buy elections… — Bernie Sanders 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
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
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
“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
“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
There are three major political organizations in this country: the Republican Party, the Democratic Party and the Koch Brothers Party. With billions… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
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