http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/34248-fifteen-things-we-learned-about-money-in-politics-in-2015
"1. If that wasn't enough to convince you that money in politics matters, consider how much reforms are being fought about tooth and nail. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell leveraged his power over the federal budget to strip campaign finance rules from federal law through anti-campaign finance reform riders."