"Nobody has disagreed with the litany of harms that could occur if Congress passed this bill."
"In our history, Democrats have been willing to do that, and we are in a strange point in time when Democrats abandon the First Amendment."
"The expenditure of money has been integral to speech."
"I would note there is unfortunately no rule in the Senate that allows a private citizen whose name is being dragged through the mud by the Majority Leader of the Senate for partisan political purposes..."
"What this bill says is very simple: Any restrictions on the rights, the free speech rights of citizens shall apply with equal force to media corporations like the New York Times, CBS, ABC, and NBC."
"What this bill will do is, number one, eliminate campaign limits on individual contributions to Federal candidates."
"You would get an F in law school if you embraced that position."
"America is an exceptional country. When our country was founded, we crafted a Constitution that Thomas Jefferson explained would 'serve as chains to bind the mischief of Government.'"
"I do wish there were Democratic Senators willing to defend the First Amendment."
"When did elected Democrats abandon the Bill of Rights?"
"There have been no indictments."