Political Quotes

“Thank you, Madam President. Let me first say how much I appreciate all of my colleagues coming to the floor and talking about this amendment. Senator Hirono is here. I know Senator Whitehouse is coming down. A number of Senators have come down and spoken very eloquently. The Presiding Officer has also taken a good strong position and we so much appreciate all of her good work. An earlier speaker said that the NAACP is against this amendment. In fact, the NAACP is for this amendment. I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a statement off their Web page of their endorsement of the constitutional amendment I am going to talk about. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: [From the NAACP.org] Constitutional Amendment To Limit Corrupting Role of Big Money Contributions to Political Campaigns S.J. RES. 19/H.J. RES. 20, WOULD MAKE CLEAR THAT CONGRESS, INDIVIDUAL STATES AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MEANINGFULLY REGULATE CAMPAIGN FINANCE It is no secret that the role of money in politics is ever increasing, and that money plays a major role in who stands for office, who wins, and, most critically, the eventual public policy Congress enacts. With the decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (FEC) and 2014 McCutcheon vs. FEC cases, the role of big money, donated by wealthy corporations and individuals, will only continue to grow.…”