Appropriate Quote by Mitch McConnell

Ultimately, the question of campaign contributions will be decided by the public.

— Stephen Breyer

The American people have a right to know the source of the money that is being spent. They should be told who is behind…

— Hank Johnson

The reality is that asking the public to fund political campaigns accomplishes nothing. Candidates continue to seek interest-group support through other channels, both financial…

— Bradley A. Smith

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

The best way to shine a light on all of this 'dark money' flooding into our elections would be for Congress to pass legislation…

— Sheldon Whitehouse

If everyone in America can easily see who and what their lawmakers are requesting taxpayer money for, we can keep elected officials honest, end…

— Kirsten Gillibrand

Dependence on private money to run campaigns causes pain to Republicans and Democrats alike - and business owners. It's time we did something about…

— Zephyr Teachout

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

No matter the candidate, every detail in a campaign is carefully and strategically framed for our consumption. The devil is in them.

— Leandra Medine

The primary source of waste in government is that legislators are often under heavy pressure to vote for projects that will benefit their campaign…

— Robert H. Frank

A campaign forms the basis for the public's expectations of how the candidate will govern once in office.

— Neera Tanden

The identity of political donors should be disclosed and bureaucratic rules should not circumvent the original intent of federal law or interfere with the…

— Michelle Lujan Grisham