Arizona Quote by Russ Feingold

In Maine, we are fortunate to have a Clean Elections system that allows legislators to turn down corporate special interest money. At the national…

— Chellie Pingree

I also believe that if we're serious about change, we need to have a real discussion about public financing for congressional elections.

— Barack Obama

I am an advocate... of public financing for years. That is the one way to get money out of politics. I believe that would…

— Christopher Dodd

One of the things I care about a lot is public financing in elections.

— Zephyr Teachout

With the growing influence of big money in politics, it's time for Congress to reform America's outdated campaign finance system.

— Ben Ray Lujan

Money has too big an influence on our politics in Washington and somehow we need to do something about that.

— James Hansen

We have the best Congress that money can buy.

— Will Rogers

Public campaign financing isn't perfect and can doubtlessly be improved upon as we go.

— Molly Ivins

I think we have to look at the whole way campaigns are financed. The No. 1 problem is PAC and special-interest money.

— Stephen Pagliuca

Public financing would fix campaign donor problems.

— Hillary Clinton

We need to rid our State Owned Enterprises of corruption because the money being siphoned out should be funding them.

— Cyril Ramaphosa

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