Mitch McConnell Quotes

Most important of all the structural reforms, we need to follow through on the recent Congressional effort to discipline the use of money in politics, by setting reasonable limits on campaign spending, limiting and publicizing individual and organizational gifts and channeling much more of the money (including … all general election spending) through the respective party committees rather than through individual candidates’ treasuries.

More money is being spent on our elections, with less disclosure of where that money is coming from, than ever before.

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.

I think we have to look at the whole way campaigns are financed. The No. 1 problem is PAC and special-interest money.

Few developments in campaigning have been as vilified and misunderstood as independent expenditure PACs, or, as they are colloquially known, super PACs.

The McCain-Feingold limit on how much you give a candidate didn't really work because people found ways to get around it.

We need a complete ban on soft money, which is sort of an enveloping problem, and a ceiling on the amount of money that can be spent on a given race.

Campaign finance reform is vital. It is impossible for us to win, especially in committees, because we can never outbid the opposition.

Public [campaign] financing and free television time are the things that will diminish the high influence that money has on politics.

All contributions by corporations to any political committee or for any political purpose should be forbidden by law.

This Court now concludes that independent [political] expenditures, including those made by corporations, do not give rise to corruption or the appearance of corruption.

We agree that Citizens United is a very bad decision. We don't believe outspending your opponent is the way to go, since we don't believe we will ever be outspending our opponents!

We have to talk about the way we finance campaigns.

We need to end unlimited, unaccountable money for all political parties by passing comprehensive campaign finance reform.

Who do you think controls the Republican Party? Big money controls the Republican Party. This is where their campaign contributions come from.

The Citizens United ruling did not invent special-interest spending; it enables corporations and unions to advocate directly on behalf of a candidate rather than running more subtle 'issue ads.'

I also do not like the idea of soft money, these issue ads - people don't know where the money is coming from, millions and millions of dollars outside of the control of a candidate - there's no accountability.

Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.

Well I think money has been going into political campaigns for a very long time.

Much of the money raised in politics does not come free of charge.

The Federal campaign contribution limit of $2,500 is way too low. You can’t even buy a Democrat for $2,500.

The campaign finance law is so intricate that I can’t figure it out.

What is a super PAC? It’s like a PAC that got bitten by a radioactive lobbyist.

Not since the gilded age has our politics been opened so wide to corporate contribution and donations from secret sources.

I will not be doing Super-Pacs of any sort. I think allowing unlimited contributions to campaigns is a terrible and an unfortunate step towards plutocracy.