Politics Quote by Joseph Befumo

“The drug industry spent $262 Million on political influence in the 1999-2000 election cycle: $177 Million on lobbying, $65 Million on issue ads and…

— Joseph Befumo

“In 2012 the NEA spent $18.1 million on political contributions (95 percent of it going to Democratic candidates) and another $5.9 million on lobbying.…

— Glenn Beck

We have two and half million individual campaign contributions, more than any campaign in history.

— Bernie Sanders

Tens of millions of dollars spent, all meant to get Jeb Bush elected president. He currently is polling on average at around 5%.

— Chris Hayes

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

— Maxime Bernier

Lobbyist influence comes from access, not money.

— Barack Obama

The scandalous question that hangs over modern government and excites perpetual outrage is about political money and what it buys. What exactly do these…

— William Greider

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

“In the 1970s, 3 percent of retiring members became lobbyists. Thirty years later, that number has increased by an order of magnitude. Between 1998…

— Lawrence Lessig

After all, Wall Street is clearly the most powerful lobbying force on Capitol Hill. From 1998 through 2008, the financial sector spent over $5…

— Bernie Sanders

Every party conference season, I'm struck by how much is spent on lobbying by the public affairs industry.

— Kemi Badenoch

Research who your politicians are, even; know what they do, know who they're supported by legislatively, and know who is supporting them financially for…

— David Hogg