Antidote Quote by Al Gore

The reality is that asking the public to fund political campaigns accomplishes nothing. Candidates continue to seek interest-group support through other channels, both financial…

— Bradley A. Smith

A small group of motivated citizens can potentially have as much influence as a lobby group spending millions of dollars.

— Maxime Bernier

From campaign contributions to expensive perks paid for by special interests, wealthy donors and corporate special interests have increasingly been able to purchase influence…

— Sara Gideon

If you create a system that makes the small donors the linchpin of the system in terms of how members of Congress directly raise…

— John Sarbanes

There are good people in the lobbying industry. Lobbyists can serve a very useful purpose.

— Kevin Spacey

Lobbyist influence comes from access, not money.

— Barack Obama

“Lobby—a peculiar institution for bribing, bulldozing, and corrupting the legislators who were supposed to represent the people's interests.”

— Jack London

Lobbyists really are experts in their fields and know what they are talking about. That's why the government always listens to them as they…

— Gail Collins

I've made it clear that I'm not taking special interest PAC money or accepting donations from lobbyists - ever. I want to represent the…

— Stephen Pagliuca

The President is the people's lobbyist.

— Hubert H. Humphrey

Well, the elected officials in both parties are receiving campaign contributions and support through electioneering communications from groups that aren't technically affiliated with the…

— Richard Painter

The reason there are tens of thousands of lobbyists is because the ever-expanding federal government creates ever-increasing opportunities for abuse. The more the federal…

— Jack Abramoff