Frances Sissy Farenthold Quotes

The biggest issue that we have to contend with is campaign finance reform.

It's abominable, and it's a disgrace to a great democracy to see what's happened in our country. The main reason for that has been the enormous infusion of high quantities of money to campaigns - governors, Congress, president and the U.S. Senate.

Our only real hope for democracy is that we get the money out of politics entirely and establish a system of publicly funded elections.

It starts with campaign finance reform.

Our democratic system is slowly being corroded and eroded by the influence of PAC money.

I am willing to undergo the disadvantage in order to make certain that in the future we shall reduce the power of money in politics..

I'm seeing too much power being concentrated in the executive branch, and so our system of government is really in jeopardy, and more importantly, the overwhelming issue that we've had for a long time is money in politics. I see that problem getting worse.

With every new class of representatives that comes to Congress, there is a greater recognition of the perils of private financing of campaigns. I believe that by pulling back the curtain on the daily pressures faced by members of Congress, we can show the public how critical this reform is to the salvation of our democracy.

I think our politicians are bought by the highest bidder and that until we clean up our election system, then we cannot make progress on any of the issues. That's what drives me - we must restore our democracy.

Either you're for ending Citizens United, or you're not. So, if you're for ending Citizens United, then act like you are against corporations influencing our democratic process.

Unlimited campaign spending eats at the heart of the democratic process.

The only tool we have to fix the problems of this country - the democratic process - is itself broken. Which is why nothing will fundamentally change until we solve the problem of money in politics.

But having said that, what's happening with campaign finance reform and our political culture is devastating.

People like Elizabeth Dole have given too much power to the special interests.

The flood of money that gushes into politics today is a pollution of democracy.

That would be the biggest shake-up Washington ever had, if big money didn't dictate who the candidates were and who got elected.

Until we make campaigns affordable, then we're going to have too many members of Congress out rattling the cup with special interest groups.

For me, it all comes down to one issue: if we can get money out of political systems, the whole world will change.

We have to end Citizens United, and we have to do it united as a people. If we don't do it, our system is going to be further corrupted.

Everybody that's trying to get anything progressive done in this country knows that the biggest barrier is getting money out of politics.

We need to get big money out of Washington.

I'm running for Senate to create real change in Washington, which starts with getting big money out of politics and overturning Citizens United.

If you took money out of politics, you'd solve 80 percent of all the problems.

Let's face it, the subject of campaign finance is not always scintillating. But it's incredibly important.

I would want to see the Supreme Court reverse Citizens United and get dark, unaccountable money out of our politics.