Access Quote by Gordon Tullock

In fact, corporate and union moneys go overwhelmingly to incumbents, so limiting that money, as Congress did in the campaign finance law, may be…

— Elena Kagan

The need for collecting large campaign funds would vanish if Congress provided an appropriation for the proper and legitimate expenses of each of the…

— Theodore Roosevelt

The incumbents just have a ton more money because they have rigged the system to help themselves, because they have these networks of small…

— David Brooks

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

People have their constitutional right to contribute to a campaign and if they have discretionary money that they want to contribute to a candidate,…

— Brian Sandoval

Elections are a competition with only one winner. Giving more money to the opponent every time one speaks on behalf of a favored candidate…

— Bradley A. Smith

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

You have to raise a lot of money in Congress, and part of this job is making sure you're able to fund a re-election…

— Colin Allred

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

I guess I was a little idealistic and thought if you are honest and you're well-qualified and capable of waging a good fight, you…

— Wendy Long

“Campaign contributions don’t buy votes. What they buy is access.”

— Al Franken

The bottom line is that if politicians weren't in the business of granting favors and exacting tribute, every single issue surrounding campaign finance reform…

— Walter E. Williams