William J. Althaus Quotes

Members of state legislatures are owned by doctors and lawyers. That's why workers' compensation cannot be solved.

The special interests drive both parties to their extremes.

The appalling reality in American politics today is that, when ideology and money mix, truth is a mere inconvenience.

Well, I think the great tragedy in American politics is what is legal, not what is illegal.

There’s a real fundamental need for us. You think we have a bad system now? Without us lobbyists, just see what kind of government we would have them

PACs represent thousands of little people.

Everyone else is represented in Washington by a powerful lobby ... But there is no lobby for the people.

A majority of Senators placed on the Committee on Interstate Commerce were men whose sympathies were with the railroads.

We want political power in our country for our philosophy of life. This means we've got to get involved more and more in politics.

I needed the good will of the legislatures of four states. I formed the legislative bodies with my own money. I found it was cheaper that way.

Sometimes in Congress I believe change is impossible …. Democrats read too many polls to change the climate. Republicans benefit from the climate too much to want to change it.

Everyone who lobbies represents someone’s particular point of view.

The task of redistricting is best left to state legislatures, elected by the people and as capable as the courts, if not more so, in balancing the myriad factors and traditions in legitimate districting policies. The task of redistricting is best left to state legislatures, elected by the people and as capable as the courts, if not more so, in balancing the myriad factors and traditions in legitimate districting policies.

There is many a powerful voice in politics that represents but a small vote.

No party is as bad as its state and national leaders.

I think all politicians have gotten out of touch.

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.

At the federal level, as a member of Congress, you have one vote out of 435, and in the Senate, it's one out of 100. So, the ability to get some stuff done exists as a much larger opportunity at a local level than in the federal government.

Some residents, I suspect, may be politically motivated in suggesting that having two members of Congress lessens Montclair's clout. Quite to the contrary. I think it increases Montclair's visibility - as a matter of fact, Essex County's visibility.

The majority of Puerto Ricans in Florida and New York are Democrats, but nonetheless, we have Republican governors.

I grew up in Illinois. If you were in Chicago, you were a Democrat. You get out to the suburbs and central Illinois, you're a Republican.

What's blinking red on my radar is the fact that for people who prioritize abortion rights, LGBTQ rights, or voting rights, those things are coming out of state legislatures, and some of the laws on reproduction stuff is coming out of city council, and so what's getting at me is the fact that there's just a fundamental lack of understanding that these laws are happening and being created by people who often won by ten votes in a midterm election.

Where I live in south London, it is a very Tory area, so a Labour vote is a wasted vote. My leanings would certainly be not to vote Tory.

I ran for Congress to give Kansans a real voice in Washington, D.C. - not to let our priorities be drowned out by special interests.

Jon Tester's priorities are with the liberal, extreme minority of Democrats in the Senate unwilling to compromise. He does not have Montana's best interests in mind. He has failed to represent Montanans.