Political Quotes

“let me just give as many kudo--because he taught me the word was ``kudo,'' not ``kudos''--as I can, to our wonderful Senator from Rhode Island. There is no one--I don't think in America, let alone just in the Senate--who has done more to highlight the evil scourge of dark money that just plagues our Republic. It degrades our democracy. One of the reasons that people are so upset with what is going on in this country is because of the dark money. And no one has shined that spotlight on it like Senator Whitehouse. Hats off to him. Now, the choice before the Senate is simple: Will Members vote today to cure our democracy of the cancer of dark money or will they stand in the way and let this disease metastasize beyond control? Members must pick a side. Which side are you on--the side of American voters and one person, one vote or the side of super PACs and the billionaire donor class rigging the game in their favor? Sometimes the contrast is really that simple. Today is about standing either with the American people or the dark money donor class. And the DISCLOSE Act itself is simple to its core. It says that a healthy democracy is a transparent democracy--a healthy democracy is a transparent democracy--one where all of us can exercise our right to the franchise on an equal playing field, without regard to our wealth or our connections or lot in life. It is a quintessentially American ideal.…”