America Quote by Brian Williams

If you took money out of politics, you'd solve 80 percent of all the problems.

— Joe Sestak

It is unimaginable that the United States would have to contribute hundreds of billions of dollars and highly unlikely that we would have to…

— Kenneth M. Pollack

Wouldn't it be just great if somebody could actually get elected without having to spend all that time raising money? Wouldn't it be great…

— Rush Limbaugh

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

The ability of the 1 percent to buy politicians and regulators is nothing new in American politics - just as inequality has been a…

— Eric Alterman

Money and donations are an important part of our political system. They are hard power.

— Joseph Nye

Money has too big an influence on our politics in Washington and somehow we need to do something about that.

— James Hansen

Let only individuals contribute - with sensible limits per election. Otherwise, we are well on our way to ensuring that a government of the…

— Warren Buffett

In my opinion, we need to again consider the possibility of public funding of congressional elections, following the very successful experience with clean money…

— Russ Feingold

We could have a budget that brings Americans together.

— Patrick J. Kennedy

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

The most encouraging sign is that 71 percent of the public believe the system is profoundly corrupted by the power of money. Ninety-six percent…

— Bill Moyers