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  • From 1976, Judy to 1996, we had six presidential elections. And it was run under the Campaign Finance Reform Act of 1974. In all six of them, every candidate agreed to limits of what he could collect in contributions and what he could spend in seeking a nomination. And they all abided by it. -- Mark Shields
  • Well, paycheck protection is an important ingredient for a successful campaign finance reform measure. -- Andrew Card
  • Nobody wants campaign finance reform more than me. It would save me a fortune. -- Andrew Tobias
  • I certainly want campaign finance reform. I just wish this would do it in a way that would stand up to a constitutional challenge. -- Ben Nelson
  • I admired the way McCain worked on campaign finance reform. I admired the way Nancy Pelosi stiffened the Democrats' spine during the health care debate. I admire the way Barack Obama has raised a dog in the White House without ever putting it on the roof of the car for a vacation drive. -- Gail Collins
  • But having said that, what's happening with campaign finance reform and our political culture is devastating. -- Robert McChesney
  • The number one lobby that opposes campaign finance reform in the United States is the National Association of Broadcasters. -- Robert McChesney
  • Maybe when they no longer receive Sierra magazine in their mailboxes, journalists will understand how campaign finance reform abridges free speech. -- Matt Welch
  • I find that students are very strong on my issues, stronger than anyone: anti-death penalty, anti-racial profiling, campaign finance reform, questioning the anti-terrorism bill. -- Russ Feingold
  • Actually criminal sanctions that are given could be up to five years for violating the rules and regulations under the campaign finance reform. This is like the Alien and Sedition Act of years and years ago, decades ago. -- Jay Alan Sekulow
  • Scaling back the campaign finance reform bill may get more Republicans aboard, but it leaves many of us who have been involved in the reform movement for years in believing that we are doing something and accomplishing nothing. -- Robert Torricelli
  • Democrats' desperate attempt to focus on campaign finance reform instead of laws that may have been broken by the Clinton-Gore campaign is like Mike Tyson demanding a reform in boxing regulations after biting off a piece of Evander Holyfield's ear. -- Cal Thomas
  • It's just a lot safer to be an incumbent. So I think they have used the campaign finance reforms. They have passed laws that will help themselves stay in office. And I think that's one of the flaws that we do have in the system. -- David Brooks
  • For years, liberals have demonstrated a near religious devotion to the cause of 'cleaning up elections' with campaign finance reform, the wondrous panacea that would finally rescue our great country from corruption in politics. ... How anyone could believe that corrupt politicians could or would legislate away their own corruption is completely beyond me. -- Anthony Gregory
  • The bottom line is that if politicians weren't in the business of granting favors and exacting tribute, every single issue surrounding campaign finance reform would be irrelevant. After all, why would anyone spend money for influence, access, favors and tribute if the only thing that politicians do is to live up to their oaths to uphold and defend the Constitution? -- Walter E. Williams
  • We are very frustrated because we have a Supreme Court that seems determined to say that the wealthier have more right to free speech than the rest of us. For example, they say you couldn't stop me from spending all the money I've saved over the last five years on Hillary's campaign if I wanted to, even though it would clearly violate the spirit of campaign finance reform. -- William J. Clinton
  • It starts with campaign finance reform. -- Zack Space
  • One of the biggest issues for me is campaign finance reform. -- Cameron Russell
  • We need real campaign finance reform to loosen the grip of special interests on politics. -- Tom Daschle
  • But having said that, what's happening with campaign finance reform and our political culture is devastating. -- Robert McChesney
  • The number one lobby that opposes campaign finance reform in the United States is the National Association of Broadcasters. -- Robert McChesney
  • Actually criminal sanctions that are given could be up to five years for violating the rules and regulations under the campaign finance reform. This is like the Alien and Sedition Act of years and years ago, decades ago. -- Jay Alan Sekulow
  • I have a lot of stands on a lot of political issues. I'm very big on campaign finance reform. I still think most Americans aren't aware of how the dumping of big corporate dollars and private donor dollars has totally corrupted the political system and taken it away from them. -- Morgan Fairchild
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