Tom Udall actually said...

"This is a huge amount of money flooding into the system, and I think it corrupts the system."

"Fundamentally, the Republican Commissioners seem not to believe in the campaign finance laws that Congress has passed and that they are bound to enforce."

"Campaign finance reform historically has been a bipartisan issue. I hope it will be again."

"I strongly urge both nominees to work diligently to restore the role of the Federal Election Commission as a fully functioning independent Federal watchdog for the nation's campaign finance laws."