Access Quote by Walter E. Williams

The need for collecting large campaign funds would vanish if Congress provided an appropriation for the proper and legitimate expenses of each of the…

— Theodore Roosevelt

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

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

What we have now is a situation where politicians get a whole bunch of money from mainly business interests. Then once they hold that…

— Matt Taibbi

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

Stemming the tide of special interest campaign cash - and restoring fiscal responsibility in Congress - is no easy task. But there is one…

— Alan K. Simpson

We need to prioritize ending the influence of corporate special interests and secret money on politicians by limiting the amount of money they can…

— Tina Smith

I think there is an overwhelming support for campaign finance reform, and that includes conservatives and Republicans. Where the problem is is with the…

— Richard Painter

It is essential that there should not only be a limit on campaign spending but it should be required to say where that money…

— Bill Scott

Elected officials should be beholden to their values and the values of those they represent, not the special interests that finance their campaigns.

— Dean Phillips

Politicians are expected to spend half their time talking to funders and to keep them happy. Given this context, it's not hard to see…

— Zephyr Teachout

The case may very well be that Congress is willing to restrict campaign contributions because it has these privileges. It is true that incumbents…

— Gordon Tullock