John Sarbanes actually said...

"Otherwise, the rug is being pulled out from under them."

"Last election cycle the oil and gas industry alone pumped over a hundred million dollars into Washington."

"We need to start talking about how Congress can free itself of dependence on oil industry campaign contributions."

"The huge sums of money that pour into our campaign system from special interest have probably more of a distorting impact on making good public policy than just about anything else."