Drug Quote by Joseph Befumo

If drug development becomes the domain of government researchers, it's a sure bet that political lobbying will eventually trump scientific promise and commercial viability…

— Scott Gottlieb

Lobbyist influence comes from access, not money.

— Barack Obama

“And what about the other half of the election truism—that the amount of money spent on campaign finance is obscenely huge? In a typical…

— Steven D. Levitt

Once I got into politics, I saw the real fight, where big money controls everything, and where politicians care more about campaign contributions than…

— Richard Ojeda

The problem isn’t too little money in political campaigns, but not enough.

— Newt Gingrich

The structure of private campaign finance has essentially pre-corrupted our politicians, so that they can't even recognize explicit bribery because it feels the same…

— Zephyr Teachout

Well I think money has been going into political campaigns for a very long time.

— Carly Fiorina

It is essential that there should not only be a limit on campaign spending but it should be required to say where that money…

— Bill Scott

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

— Kemi Badenoch

Lobbyists in Washington are making six figure salaries selling our government out to the corporate interests and we just sit and smile as if…

— Hal Holbrook

“On Election Day, to the surprise of Romney and his backers, Democratic voters turned out in far bigger numbers than the Republicans expected. The…

— Jane Mayer

“How much did GE contribute to government criminals? Spent on lobbying: $39,290,000 (2010). Number of Lobbyists: 12,982 (2010). Political contributions: $2,696,141 (2010). Contributions to…

— Joseph Befumo