Action Quote by Ron Crumpton

In reality, Senator Shelby's Financial Regulatory Improvement Act is nothing more than a wish list for the Wall Street bankers that fund his campaign.

— Ron Crumpton

A 2010 report by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a non-partisan watchdog group, lists eight staffers to Sen. Shelby that left his…

— Ron Crumpton

The role of campaign contributions in our political system and the role of lobbyists have now reached levels that are quite unhealthy for the…

— Al Gore

My grandfather was a popular senator, known as an advocate for fiscal responsibility, including the line-item veto for the president.

— Dorothy Bush Koch

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

Senator Paul Sarbanes really was a big help to me. He was so well known and so well respected, and he said, "Give her…

— Barbara Mikulski

If Senator Shelby calls his Financial Regulatory Improvement Act anything other than a hand out for the big banks, then he is being untruthful,…

— Ron Crumpton

I learned something important in my race against Senator Brown: voters want political leaders who are willing to break the partisan gridlock. They want…

— Elizabeth Warren

The importance of building relationships among colleagues, of trying to create coalitions behind the issues that you are championing, was not something I ever…

— Hillary Clinton

I had always heard that Mitch McConnell was a master legislator and a true loyalist to this institution. But in the 18 months I've…

— Tina Smith

“The U.S. Senate presented the most powerful obstacle to any progressive reform. Because senators at the time were elected by state legislatures rather than…

— Doris Kearns Goodwin

I'm a big, big reader of pretty much everything that Chuck Colson has written. And I consulted with him when I was making some…

— John Thune