Dick Durbin said "This is corrupting. We saw it in the gilded age, and what I think both Justice Kennedy and Justice Roberts have now done in these decisions is to open up a new gilded age." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJanuary 28, 2014

This is corrupting. We saw it in the gilded age, and what I think both Justice Kennedy and Justice Roberts have now done in these decisions is to open up a new gilded age.

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Dick Durbin

Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin warns about corruption in politics due to recent Supreme Court decisions.

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