Ayelet Shaked Quotes

I've made it clear that I'm not taking special interest PAC money or accepting donations from lobbyists - ever. I want to represent the interests of the citizens.

The Israelis have a lot of influence with Congress, and in some cases they are able to buy influence.

Success can be built on a strong relationship between a lobbyist and a single, powerful lawmaker.

It is difficult for the common good to prevail against the intense concentration of those who have a special interest, especially if the decisions are made behind locked doors.

I want to make it clear publicly that I expect more candor from this Administration during the next four years, particularly with members on the Foreign Relations Committee so that we can maintain a bipartisan foreign policy.

There are good people in the lobbying industry. Lobbyists can serve a very useful purpose.

The quicker we get rid of the lobby system the better for all of us. I don't think in this day and age it is tenable to have these nods and winks, and on-the-record and off-the-record briefings.

If the president is failing to disclose material facts with regard to legislation being presented to the Congress on a question as important as war and peace, I think it does impair the level of trust that the House and the Senate have for this administration.

I think the American people deserve somebody telling them what is really happening in Washington.

We see more and more of our Presidents and know less and less about what they do.

I'm not going to take any special interest money or any PAC money... when I get to Washington I want to be the voice for the people of Connecticut and not owe special favors.

Voters cannot hold officials responsible if they do not know what government is doing, or which parts of government are doing what.

Lobbying is just another form of advocacy. It’s like trying a lawsuit.

Politics is about accountability, it is about leadership, it is about courage.

Legislating should be done in a manner that is understandable to the governed.

Japan is running an ongoing political campaign in America as if it were a third major party.

From the right to know will flow the right to demand, and get, tougher laws and safer practices.

If we want to influence the discussion in Congress, we can't oppose everything.

If you don’t find out who’s paying for these groups then you don’t know what they’re up to.

This incident shows how complex the lobby law is.

The effective supervision and surveillance of the lobbyist remains as the continuing challenge to the people and the Congress.

At home when people go to lawmakers and induce them with trips and gifts and so on to pass legislation, it's called corruption. But in the U.S. it's actually a profession called lobbying!

In the democratic countries generally, the great body of citizens are refusing to wait until negotiations are over or policies are acted upon or even determined. They demand to know what is going on and to have an opportunity to express their opinions at all stages of diplomatic proceedings…. public opinion will be increasingly not merely the ultimate judge but an immediate and active force in negotiation.

I taught policy and politics for seven years at a university. I told my students lobbyists are not a bad thing; they're absolutely vital.

We have to be responsible in what we say as leaders.