Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield 3\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), the distinguished chairman of the Committee of Rules. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania (Ms. Scanlon) for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, in 1997, I stood on this floor and urged action to fix our broken campaign finance system. I spoke then about how newspapers were filled with daily stories detailing how unregulated campaign contributions were corrupting our political system and threatening the very essence of our democracy. That was my first year serving in this institution. I am sorry to say that this problem hasn't only persisted, it has gotten worse than many of us could have ever imagined. Who could have thought that the Supreme Court would issue a disaster ruling like Citizens United? that some would try to have us believe that corporations are people? that we would have a President in the White House who has taken the Republican culture of corruption to a whole new level? Now, I could go on and on, Mr. Speaker. The news that once made the front page of the newspaper is now in front of us on our smartphones nonstop.…”