Political Quotes

“Again, I want to thank my colleague for his support of this reform effort, for joining us as an original cosponsor of the Government by the People Act. We think there is real momentum here. We have 140 Members of this body now that have joined as cosponsors; but there is something else happening, which is exciting, and I think offers some new opportunities for this kind of legislation. We have had these efforts in the past, and some of them have gotten attraction you would like to see; others have not. But there is something new happening. There are organizations-- national organizations across this country who are forming a coalition. This consists of many of the good government groups and reform groups that have been in this space for a long time. {time} 1945 But there are other people coming to this issue. There are other people who are joining the fight to push back on the influence of Big Money and special interests in our politics and in our government. Environmental groups like the Sierra Club and Greenpeace, civil rights organizations like the NAACP, and labor organizations are getting behind this effort because they understand that the change they want to see--protecting the environment, making sure that our civil rights laws are being enforced--too often is being thwarted by the influence of Big Money, so they have adopted this issue as a priority for their organizations. They are joining this coalition.…”