Donald Trump Quotes

The fundamental problem with the immigration system in our country is that it serves the needs of wealthy donors, political activists and powerful, powerful politicians. It's all you can do.

I think politicians in America don't speak up because their local lobbyist has them shut up.

Money is power in American politics. It always has been.

If Americans are worried about money in politics, there is no larger concern than the Clintons, who are cosseted in a world where rich people endlessly scratch the backs of rich people.

There's issue of a corrupt campaign finance system, where big money interests and Wall Street are trying to buy elections.Those are the issues that are resonating.

You've got to just follow the money [in Washington]. You see it. There's no countervailing power.

The Republican Party has steadfastly sided with its donors and its lobbyists, and this is why we're where we are.

The scandalous question that hangs over modern government and excites perpetual outrage is about political money and what it buys. What exactly do these contributors get in return for the hundreds of thousands, even millions of dollars they funnel to the politicians?

When dealing with American politics, you try to follow the money, and that's where it leads you. It doesn't take you to the electoral college or to Princeton. It takes you down the darker alleys of American life.

The average American doesn't realize how much of the laws are written by lobbyists.

Whether you are on the Right or the Left, everyone can agree that there are a lot of outside influences in American politics that are not good for the system. There's just too much money.

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

Members of Congress like us for our information, but they love us for our money.

The legislation is made up down on K street

The campaign finance scandal in America is the global warming of American political life - with cash substituting for deadly solar radiation.

The Sheldon Adelsons, the Koch brothers, the George Soroses, what we want to try to do is force them into the parties, not so that Kasich or whoever is going to straight to them and trying to kiss up to special interests, but so the parties have the power and they can direct the money.

America has the best politicians money can buy.

The politicians in America are all taken over by the lobbyists. I really believe the lobbyists keep them shut up because China and Chinese companies have all got tremendous lobbyists.

Politics is mostly pill-taking.

Everybody says that they're against the special interests. I'm the only one the special interests don't give any money to.

To my mind, if we do not get a handle on money in politics and the degree to which big money controls the political process in this country, nobody is going to bring about the changes that is needed in this country for the middle class and working families.

What we need to do is to stand up to the big money interests, and the campaign contributors. When we do that, we can, in fact, transform America.

Both political parties have a richly vested interest in corporate corruption.

PACs corrupt the system. They handle vast amounts of money and the money corrupts.

Representative government has broken down. Our politicians represent not the people who vote for them but the commercial interests who finance their election campaigns. We have the best politicians that money can buy.