Asthma Quote by Madeleine M. Kunin

I think members of the legislature, people who have to run for office, know the connection between money and influence on what laws get…

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Members of the legislature, people who have run for office, know the connection between money and influence on what laws get passed

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Representative government has broken down. Our politicians represent not the people who vote for them but the commercial interests who finance their election campaigns.…

— Edward Abbey

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

Unless public officials are wealthy and fund their own campaigns, the only place they can turn to is lobbyists and institutions like labor unions…

— Bob Beckel

“The wealthy exert a commanding influence over the state through virtually unlimited political campaign contributions, armies of lobbyists, the revolving door that shuffles former…

— David A. Nibert

I get the feeling a lot of politicians are there to help themselves financially, first and foremost.

— Gordon Strachan

Billionaires and corporations buy and sell politicians, while citizens struggle to exercise their right to vote or hold their elected representatives to account.

— Mehdi Hasan

“In politics, the connection between what you pay for and what you actually get is problematic at best... This is another way of asserting…

— Lawrence W. Reed

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

All politicians, even the most idealistic ones, are looking for money, sucking up to rich people.

— Paul Theroux

The job of elected leaders is to deliver results that represent the interests of the citizens who placed them in a position of authority…

— Mark McKinnon