Ralph Nader Quotes

The FBI has always supported big business and big government.

The nation is faced with one of the most corporate-orientated anti-consumer Congresses in our history.

The crush of lobbyists on Washington and purchase of the media by corporations has created a big business-run government and a worthless press leaving Americans screwed and ill-informed.

When giant companies wanted more tax loopholes, Washington got it done. When huge energy companies wanted to tear up our environment, Washington got it done. When enormous Wall Street banks wanted new regulatory loopholes, Washington got it done. No gridlock there!

From drug companies to health insurers to Wall Street banks, big corporations are spending millions to buy influence in Washington and drown out the voices of regular people.

The worst excesses of the Congress of the 1980s pale in comparison with what is going on in Washington today.

Pete Wilson deregulated energy as a pay out to Enron, and we blamed Gray Davis.

Washington is designed not to solve problems. Congress is so beholden to the money that any solution in the general interest will be frustrated and subverted by the corporate interests who feel they will be damaged by progress, fair play and justice.

That's one of the things about the Tea Party people. They think corporations have too much influence in American life and they do.

I've seen disgusting excess in business, and I've seen disgusting excess in Washington. But at the same time, I've certainly learned that Washington matters and that you can't ignore it, especially when you get into telecom.

The idea that the business world's needs get ignored in Washington is perpetuated by business so it can fulfill even more of its needs, real or imagined.

Real lobbying reform must end the practice of corporate lobbyists writing our laws.

A large majority of Americans believe that corporations exert too much influence on our daily lives and our political process.

Wall Street, the banks, and corporate America, has been able to call the shots here. They control our members of Congress and they get what they want.

In the United States, large corporations control some members of Congress. All this does is delay the corporation's funeral at our expense.

The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government.

Wall Street's outsized influence in our nation's capital is something I've talked about for a long time - long before I even thought about running for office. But where I see a problem - an infestation, really - a lot of others in Washington, both Democrats and Republicans, seem to see government working just fine.

Industries who profit by the rape of our environment see to it that legislators friendly to their attitudes are elected, and that bureaucrats of similar attitude are appointed.

Big business does not want honest government.

The oil and gas lobby, with the vast amount of money at its disposal, is, I believe, the most diabolical influence at work in the nation's capitol. It has for years succeeded in blocking the assignment of public-spirited members to the tax-writing committees of the House and Senate, and also intervened in the election of leaders and assistant leaders in both Houses.

Say no to politicians who sacrifice the interests of individual investors to corporate interests.

Historians, studying us, will say that we allowed corporations to become the government.

Lobbynomics

The special interests are protected in Washington and the public interest is submerged.

Corporations write the legislation. They vote on the legislation. And they give advice on how to pass their bills.