Air Quote by Sheldon Whitehouse

Too many voters are already bought -- not by corporate campaign donors, but by the government itself.

— Joseph Sobran

Corporations are poisoning our air and water while at the same time lining the pockets of elected officials with political contributions.

— Gloria Reuben

Imagine if Congress always put the interests of polluters ahead of the health of our families. Our rivers and lakes would be choked with…

— Jeff Merkley

Corporations and special interests have their voice in Congress, and they have too many members scared of their power. What Congress needs is a…

— Pramila Jayapal

Believe it or not, there are members of Congress who actually want to govern and get stuff done. Unfortunately, there are others whose agendas…

— Jon Runyan

Politicians can either keep listening to a small number of polluting fossil fuel companies, who're keen to profit from keeping us hooked on oil,…

— Caroline Lucas

Unfortunately, most of Congress has little to offer except making noise and knowing how to move up the bloated political chain.

— Robert Blaha

The power the fossil fuel industry exerts over Congress is polluting American democracy, the propaganda it emits through its front groups is polluting our…

— Sheldon Whitehouse

Most of the men and women who vote in Congress each year to continue subsidies have taken campaign donations from big energy companies.

— Bill McKibben

The big polluters are confident in their grip on Congress. They have basically achieved control of the Republican Party, and as a result, they…

— Sheldon Whitehouse

When I go up there, I see coal lobbyists, oil lobbyists, natural gas lobbyists, nuclear power lobbyists, somehow they think that's where the action…

— Ralph Nader

Until we make campaigns affordable, then we're going to have too many members of Congress out rattling the cup with special interest groups.

— Dick Durbin