Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I come to the floor today to address several issues. First, I would like to talk a little bit about the DISCLOSE Act. Earlier this week we had two votes on whether to end debate on whether to debate the DISCLOSE Act. The DISCLOSE Act is a very simple concept, and it is that folks who make very large donations to the political system disclose who they are so the citizens of America can know where that money is coming from. Is it coming from this particular sector or that particular sector? Is the group that is posing as Blue Skies for a Healthier America actually working to create dirty skies for a less healthy America? Is the group that says it is for clean streams actually a group that is trying to weaken the pollution control standards and put more pollution into the streams? Citizens have a right to know where the money is coming from in a public discourse, especially very large contributions, because right now what we have are folks who are putting in millions of dollars. I ask you, how many Americans can put $1 million into a campaign? In the world I live in, $100 is a lot of money. People can't connect that there are folks out there who are saying they are going to put in $1 million, and they certainly can't connect with the folks out there who are saying: I am going to put $100 million in. I think the Koch brothers have been bragging across this country about how they are going to buy the elections so they can control where this country heads.…”