If we don't clean up our corrupt system of financing political campaigns, the people's agenda won't get done, ... Our loophole-ridden campaign finance system puts the special interests at the table, while locking moms, dads and kids out of the room. |
It's a tempting response to the problems baseball has right now. It feeds into anger and frustration that fans have about the potential of losing their teams, ... But I don't believe that taking away the antitrust exemption will solve this problem and it could make it worse. I don't see how triggering a antitrust litigation free-for-all...really solves anything. |
Make no mistake about it, these cleverly disguised provisions will torpedo key disclosure requirements for so-called 'stealth PACS.' |
Malden Mills is providing our military, particularly those soldiers and Marines who are stationed in and around Afghanistan, with the best possible cold-weather gear, ... Moreover, it is clear that Malden Mills will continue to play an important role in the economy of Lawrence, the Merrimack Valley and Massachusetts. |
The cleanest way to have an election is to have money that doesn't come from special interests, ... In the long run it's a much better system. The system is better served if you put limits on what people can spend. |
The ink is barely dry, and the Republican leadership is already moving to create new loopholes in the system, |
The leadership of both houses of Congress are now operating under a cloud of scandal, impropriety, and the possibility of illegality, |
The relationship between Congress and K Street has gotten too close and too cozy, ... The opportunity for reform is now. |
This is a major unraveling of the law, ... it opens up new avenues for corruption to enter the political process. |
Too many of our brave men and women, our heroes, are falling through the cracks, |
We can't get fair decisions made on the merits of any of the issues before us in Congress as long as we have this soft money system, |
You guys are pathetic! Pathetic! |