- Justice
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- Nov 07, 2020
Campaign Finance Quotes
On money, trust, and political reform.
Campaign finance reform keeps coming up because so many feel special interests hold too much sway. These quotes explore that concern. See more on our Campaign page.
- Last Updated on Aug 01, 2026
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
Talking to Republicans who aren't leaders - that's not very difficult both on anti-trust and on campaign finance reform. I think it's a lot more complicated when you talk to highly funded leaders - that's the innate, deeply problematic part of our politics.
- Finance
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- Nov 07, 2020
It starts with campaign finance reform.
- Finance
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- Nov 07, 2020
We need real campaign finance reform to loosen the grip of special interests on politics.
- Finance
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think there is an overwhelming support for campaign finance reform, and that includes conservatives and Republicans. Where the problem is is with the leadership; with the politicians who are benefiting from the big campaign contributions, and the dark money in the electioneering communications and so forth.
- Finance
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- Nov 07, 2020
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos owes Ohio $5.3 million for campaign finance violations, and Mike DeWine's office refuses to collect the fine.
- Finance
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- Nov 07, 2020
We need to end unlimited, unaccountable money for all political parties by passing comprehensive campaign finance reform.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
Unfortunately, money in politics is an insidious thing - and a loophole in our campaign finance system was taken advantage of with money going to existing or new 527 groups with the sole purpose of influencing the election.
- Finance
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- Nov 07, 2020
Almost every day, you see an article in the papers about someone violating a campaign finance law.
- Forward
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is my preference that the Democratic Party leads us forward in a way that is about standing up to special interests, in a way that advances campaign finance reform, in a way that fights for meaningful prescription drug reform.
- Finance
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- Nov 07, 2020
Actually criminal sanctions that are given could be up to five years for violating the rules and regulations under the campaign finance reform. This is like the Alien and Sedition Act of years and years ago, decades ago.
- Days
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- Nov 07, 2020
What distinguishes the campaign finance issue from just about every other one being debated these days is that the two sides do not divide along conventional liberal/ conservative lines.
- Contribution
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- Nov 07, 2020
My issue with campaign finance is 100 percent disclosure. Wear a suit with patches from your big contributors. Depending on the size of the contribution, that's how big the patch should be.
- Dog
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- Nov 07, 2020
I admired the way McCain worked on campaign finance reform. I admired the way Nancy Pelosi stiffened the Democrats' spine during the health care debate. I admire the way Barack Obama has raised a dog in the White House without ever putting it on the roof of the car for a vacation drive.
- Finance
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- Nov 07, 2020
Let's not overlook, though, what we do know about the campaign finance scandal, and the fact the Chinese were involved in our presidential campaign and our congressional campaigns.
- Finance
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 'Citizens United v. FEC', the Supreme Court ruled that sections of the federal campaign finance law known as McCain-Feingold imposed unconstitutional restrictions on the First Amendment rights of corporations.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
In fact, corporate and union moneys go overwhelmingly to incumbents, so limiting that money, as Congress did in the campaign finance law, may be the single most self-denying thing that Congress has ever done.
- Complicated
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- Nov 07, 2020
One such issue that Arkansans want action taken on is campaign finance reform. And this is a problem that is not really all that complicated.
- Finance
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- Nov 07, 2020