Nancy Boyda: “It's a start to break the tie between money and the legislative process.”

My father was actually in a submarine in the South Pacific during World War II. Like many of our fathers, mine only recently has begun to really tell us what went on and those experiences as he was fighting for our country back during…

I implore the good people of America to stand up and very clearly and forthrightly, respectfully of course, say that they cannot support this, nor can they support people who are unwilling to stand up and take a stand on this.

Democracy is a contact sport, and I'm not going to be shy about asking for money for my community. My guess is that next year I'm going to be putting in more earmarks.

I believe that the bill is intended as the voters have said we need to get something done. The crimes that are included in this bill will go right at the heart of the corruption that is affecting the Congress.