I'm not going to take any special interest money or any PAC money... when I get to Washington I want to be the voice for the people of Connecticut and not owe special favors.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I don't want to go to Washington to be a co-sponsor of some bland little bill nobody cares about. I don't want to go to Washington to get my name on something that makes small change at the margin.
I've made it clear that I'm not taking special interest PAC money or accepting donations from lobbyists - ever. I want to represent the interests of the citizens.
You can't go to Washington as a congressman and a senator and expect to make a difference all at once. You have to earn your way.
In order to have your voice be heard in Washington, you have to make some little contribution.
If I am elected President, I will end the special interest monopoly in Washington, D.C.
I do not want to stay in Washington.
I don't want to become Washington.
I don't take PAC money. I don't take special interest money.
I have said from the beginning, I would spend what it would take for the people of Connecticut to know who I am and what I stand for.
As a state senator and then a congressman, I've had the privilege of trying to do good things for people to whom I owe so much and can never fully repay.