Political Quotes

“Mr. President, this is a very interesting night on the Senate floor as many of us keep coming down and talking about what it means, the money involved in politics, and the corrupt system that is now plaguing us with these super PACs and these 501(c)4s. I bet if we asked the average person what is a 501(c)4, they would have no idea. We would say, turn on the TV in one of those swing States and see 1 of those 1,000 ads in a week; that is a 501(c)4 running those ads. I know it is late here. It is not too late from Alaska's perspective; it is late here. It is around 11 o'clock in Washington, DC. In Alaska it is about 7 o'clock, the sun hasn't set, and here we are in the Senate talking about what is important not only to my folks in Alaska but also to the rest of the folks in this country. It is just July and we are already up to our elbows in negative and dirty and distorted attack ads. Imagine what it will be like by November. These kinds of negative ads are cheap-shot ads, many of them funded by anonymous donors who make outrageous negative claims based on half truths at best and outright lies at worst, all paid for by secret fat cats and unlimited deep pockets--money that no one knows where it comes from. Alaskans tell me when I am back there--and I try to get back there at least twice a month or more and I hear from Alaskans all the time. They are fed up with it. I know we are fed up with it. I think the American people are fed up with it.…”