Political Quotes

“John Paul Stevens warned that the Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United threatened to undermine the integrity of elected institutions around the country. How right he was. Since the Court's decision last January, corporate special interests have had unprecedented freedom to spend on our elections. In fact, campaign spending by outside groups surged to more than $300 million in the 2010 election cycle and are already off the charts for this cycle. Likewise, State laws that limited corporate bankrolling of candidates have been struck down. Mr. Speaker, we have unprecedented challenges in front of us. But how do we make the tough choices on the economy, on taxes, on protecting the vulnerable and investing in the future and creating jobs? We cannot stand idly by while deeply flawed interpretations of the Constitution are used to obstruct our democracy rather than guiding it, putting lobbyists and piles of cash into policy and elections. It's time for the people's House to stop the madness; and so this week I joined with Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Conyers to reintroduce a constitutional amendment, House Joint Resolution 78, to reclaim Congress and to regulate corporate expenditures. ____________________”