Ability Quote by Bernie Sanders

As a result of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, American democracy is being undermined by the ability of the Koch brothers and other…

— Bernie Sanders

We need a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to control the so-called free speech rights of corporations.

— Hank Johnson

The Supreme Court dealt a huge blow, overturning a 100-year-old precedent that basically corporations couldn’t give directly to political campaigns. And everyone is up…

— Lois Lerner

Having been a lobbyist myself you can't overstate how easy it is to get things done your way. It's a complicated policy and many…

— Baroness Worthington Bryony Worthington

We must reduce the influence of money in politics, beginning by overturning Citizens United and taking back our system from the millionaires and billionaires…

— Patty Judge

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

With every new class of representatives that comes to Congress, there is a greater recognition of the perils of private financing of campaigns. I…

— Chris Murphy

In my political career, I'd like to see a constitutional balanced budget amendment.

— Ken Buck

None of us takes amending the Constitution lightly. The plain fact is this amendment has been exhaustively studied and it really is time to…

— Sam Brownback

I'm running for Senate to create real change in Washington, which starts with getting big money out of politics and overturning Citizens United.

— Sara Gideon

Our Supreme Court has lifted the practice of buying legislation to the level of a constitutional principle by repeatedly protecting corporate spending for and…

— Thomas Pogge

Citizens United is a disgrace of a decision, holding that corporate money is corporate speech and entitled to the same First Amendment protection as…

— Sheldon Whitehouse