Political Quotes

“I appreciate it, and I will follow up on what you just said. There is another quote that I would love to read from Senator Warren Rudman, a Republican from New Hampshire, who was a force here on Capitol Hill when he served. He said: Money affects whom Senators and House Members see, whom they spend their time with, what input they get; and make no mistake about it, the money affects outcomes as well. This is exactly what you just said. You can understand why everyday Americans are getting so fed up. I went and hired a film crew. I decided I was going to go interview some people in my district at one of the local fairs. I just wanted to get their views on this issue. So I went out. I spent 2 hours and stood in the central artery of this festival. I said: I am Congressman Sarbanes. I want to just ask you two questions. The first question is: What do you think of Congress? They said: Do you really want to know? I said: I wouldn't be here otherwise. They told me what they thought about Congress, and you know what they think about Congress. All you have to do is look at the latest survey, which shows that our approval rating is hovering around 10 or 12 percent. You can't run a country if the institutions that are supposed to be the instruments of democracy are held in such low esteem. The second question I asked them was: What do you think about the influence of Big Money on our politics?…”