William Weld Quotes

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.

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

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

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

You shouldn't have political action committees.

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

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

Soft money is the silent killer of health care reform and other legislation we need.

Spending limits have proven a monumental failure at limiting campaign spending in presidential elections, merely diverting the money underground.

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!

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

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

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.

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

I can tell you that too much money is corrupting American politics. Don't blame the American public. The U.S. Supreme Court has a lot to answer for, because it has made it impossible for Congress to reduce the corrupting influence of money on American political life.

Soft money will find its way and seep into the political system and corrode it, unless we plug every hole.

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

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.

Stemming the tide of special interest campaign cash - and restoring fiscal responsibility in Congress - is no easy task. But there is one place where concerned citizens in both parties can begin: Changing the source of money that funds all campaigns.

The best way to shine a light on all of this 'dark money' flooding into our elections would be for Congress to pass legislation requiring all organizations to disclose their political spending in a timely manner.

One of the things I care about a lot is public financing in elections.

I'm not backed by the super PACs and the big corporations.

Unless public officials are wealthy and fund their own campaigns, the only place they can turn to is lobbyists and institutions like labor unions and corporations.

There is no accountability in soft money. None.

A 527 doesn't have a wife. It doesn't have a brother-in-law who knows a lot about politics, or a union president who calls and doesn't like the color of the suit, or bimbo eruptions. It's the perfect candidate, because it has no personal characteristics.