01/27/2010
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"too-big-to-fail is too-big-to-exist."
"According to the Center for Responsive Politics, in 2013 the oil, gas and coal industries invested at least $170 million in lobbying the Federal Government."
"I find that is really remarkable that one of my Republican colleagues would dare to raise the issue of campaign finance and the amount of money folks are putting into the political process."
"I would also add that I find it remarkable that some of my Republican colleagues in this debate have expressed a deep concern about the needs of low-income people and the elderly."