James Lankford Quotes

The Republican Party is not in the hands of the Jewish lobby in America as the Democratic Party must look quite often to Jewish money to finance candidates.

I think members of the legislature, people who have to run for office, know the connection between money and influence on what laws get passed.

A small number of people and groups control the Democratic primary.

It is money, money, money! Not ideas, not principles, but money that reigns supreme in American politics.

I have the most reliable friend you can have in American politics, and that is ready money.

Well, I don't think most Americans are playing the super-PAC game. I think what you have is elites on both sides playing the super-PAC game.

Eventually, money wins in politics.

The actual rulers in a parliamentary democracy are the class of professional politicians. In theory, they are supposed to represent the people, but in fact they rule over them.

People who think the might in Washington can be persuaded, or corrupted if you will, by anything less than voters just doesn’t understand what its about and never will. They don’t know what Washington juice is made of.

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

People correctly perceive that the most powerful thing in Washington is money.

Money speaks louder than words in Washington.

Money is the mother's milk of politics

There are three things that are important in politics today: money, money and money.

The average citizen saw that the big PACs with the billionaires and the multimillionaires get what they want in Washington, but the average citizen is left behind.

Money has always been in politics. And I'm not sure you'd want money to be completely out of politics.

There's really a fundamental political corruption problem that put Washington completely out of touch with the people.

The first iron rule of American politics is Follow the Money. This explains, oh, about 80 percent of what goes on in Washington.

Politics has become unbelievably and unfortunately way too much about how much money is involved rather than what kind of ideas are involved.

The job of elected leaders is to deliver results that represent the interests of the citizens who placed them in a position of authority with their voice, their vote. But these days, money talks louder.

The reason there are tens of thousands of lobbyists is because the ever-expanding federal government creates ever-increasing opportunities for abuse. The more the federal government does, the more lobbyists there will be to protect special interests at the expense of the common interest.

Who is in charge? Is it taxpayers or is it the special interest groups?

Enough to using Texas as a political laboratory for testing far-right ideas. Enough to using Texas as a workshop for fattening the wallets of their special interest friends and supporters. And enough of politicians listening only to each other, rather than real Texans.

Too many people in Washington care about power institutions, not caring about changing the lives of everyday Americans.

The ability of big money to shape perceptions - where you have four anti-climate lobbyists for every single member of the House and Senate - is a big factor.