Peter Navarro Quotes

Why, over her political career has Wall Street been a major - the major campaign contributor to Hillary Clinton? You know, maybe they're dumb and they don't know what they're going to get, but I don't think so.

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

The Democratic Party takes huge amounts of cash from corporations and unions to vote a certain way.

Big money tries to purchase its own agenda. Money does too much talking in Washington. Every senator, every representative, even the president awakens each morning with a number in his head that will drive the whole day. The number is the amount of money that must [be] raised that day for his reelection. If he fails, the next day's number will be even higher.

I think it's a terrible system, but money in politics is like water running downhill -- it finds its way.

All of our political parties are bought and paid for by corporate America, Wall Street, and the wealthy interests. The Republican Party more so, but the Democrats take their share of the loot, too.

American politicians are responsive almost solely to the interests and desires of their rich constituents and interest groups that primarily represent big business.

Until the public demands otherwise, the policy makers will continue to serve their financiers.

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.

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

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

There might be a lot of difference between Republicans and Democrats on key social issues like women's rights and health care. But when it comes to taking corporate cash, they're pretty much the same beast.

The political battle is between big money combines who spend a thousand pounds or more on every constituency they fight… when they speak democracy, they don't mean government by the people...they mean financial democracy, in which money counts and nothing but money.

Eventually, money wins in politics.

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

It is campaign money that calls the tune, a fact recognized by every politician within a few minutes after getting into politics.

It challenges a linguist to define modern campaign contributions as something other than bribery.

So long as politicians need millions to win a seat in Congress and nearly a billion to contest the White House, they will sanctify the methods needed to raise such sums.

The only true solution to the campaign money problem is a return to a proper constitutional government that does not control the economy. Big government and big campaign money go hand-in-hand.

The men and women who now run for Congress have special features. Most of them are much wealthier than their constituents. Surprisingly few have strong policy interests or experience. Most are willing to spend a day or two or three each week asking strangers for money on the telephone, a demeaning but obligatory exercise. Most have internalized an ethical code that allows them to solicit campaign contributions from people directly affected by legislation they vote on. This is not rare or even unusual — it’s standard

Not since the gilded age has our politics been opened so wide to corporate contribution and donations from secret sources.

I will not be doing Super-Pacs of any sort. I think allowing unlimited contributions to campaigns is a terrible and an unfortunate step towards plutocracy.

Money is the mother's milk of politics

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

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.