Political Quotes

“I come to the House floor today to reaffirm a fundamental value of our democracy: elections must be decided by the American people, not the special interests. I come to the floor to defend the right of American citizens to vote in every election. I come to the floor on behalf of clean campaigns. Republicans, instead, have brought to the floor legislation that would both diminish the voting rights of Americans and shift control of our elections into the hands of secret corporate donors. Once again, Republicans refuse to focus on creating jobs and strengthening the economy for middle-class Americans, the 99 percent, but are instead pursuing a narrow agenda to benefit special interests, the 1 percent. Last year, the Supreme Court overturned decades of precedent in a court case called the Citizens United case. Their decision has undermined our democracy and empowered the powerful by opening the floodgates to big, secret money, resulting in a corporate takeover of our elections. As a result, the Democratic majority in the Congress, working with President Obama, created the DISCLOSE Act. It would restore transparency and accountability to federal campaigns, and ensure that Americans know who is behind political advertisements. Democrats in the House passed the DISCLOSE Act, but Senate Republicans blocked its progress. As a result, secret dollars are flowing into campaigns that represent the interests of the 1 percent--not the urgent national interest--to create jobs.…”