Political Quotes

“This is not about the defense of the Nation. This is a defense of a corrupt system which, in the view of objective observers, has made a mockery of existing campaign finance laws, which has caused Americans to become alienated from the system. We were worried about Chinese money in the 1996 elections. Under the present system of 527, Chinese money, drug money, Mafia money, anybody's money can come into American political campaigns, and there is no reason to disclose it. So now here we are with 100 Members of this Senate all saying we need full disclosure, using a constitutional facade which is not correct as a reason to vote against this amendment and vote it down. I say again, for the third time, if it is a constitutional objection, and that objection is legitimate, then the Senator from Virginia and the Senator from Colorado have no reason to object to this amendment being made part of the next appropriate vehicle which is deemed appropriate by the Parliamentarian.”