Political Quotes

“I just want to make a very short statement and then flesh it out a little further tomorrow. The resolution we are about to take up will help to protect our democracy, and it will hold special interests accountable. I do not believe we can continue to allow special interests to hide under the cover of darkness, as they have such great influence on our elections. The American people have spoken. I think they have made it clear that they are very tired of the dark money in our elections and that the decision by the administration to allow megadonors and special interests to further hide is not acceptable. The vote is simple. The vote is for more transparency by these special interests. Quite frankly, it has major impacts on our elections. I just went through one, and I will talk a little more about it tomorrow. The bottom line is that this resolution is one that, I believe, will add more transparency, will help our democracy, will help both Democrats and Republicans know who is trying to influence the elections, and will also allow us to determine whether foreign entities--which is, by the way, illegal--are trying to influence our elections. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Georgia. 2008 Housing Crisis”