Political Quotes

“I also want to talk about the solution to a growing problem, and that is the DISCLOSE Act. As I presided, sitting where the Presiding Officer is now, and now down on the floor, I noticed no one from the minority is here in this Chamber countering or debating what we are talking about tonight. They are at home away from the TV cameras because earlier this evening they voted in a bloc against moving the DISCLOSE Act forward. That is kind of interesting because I don't know how many times I hear from the other side: Please let us have the right to have a debate on a subject matter. Don't filibuster it; don't require 60 votes. Let us vote. Let us amend these kinds of issues. So all we are saying is, Let's get to the vote. They would get a chance to amend it if they want, if they don't like pieces of it, but they won't let us do that. They voted in favor of unlimited negative political ads. They voted against transparency, openness, and honesty. They voted against the American people. They should be ashamed. They should be in hiding. So what exactly is Citizens United? The Citizens United ruling by the Supreme Court--again, that many of us have spoken about already--2 years ago opened the floodgates to unlimited corporate and special interest money in elections. As a result, corporations and other wealthy interests exert vast influence in our political system through secret, anonymous, untraceable money. Individuals, ordinary Americans, are having their voices drowned out.…”