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Governor, Mayors and Pundits:

Danielle Allen on Corporations
Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Danielle Allen on other issues.
  • Focus on corporate purpose and stakeholder capitalism. (Jan 2022)
Charlie Baker on Corporations
Republican Governor: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Charlie Baker on other issues.
  • Cut business tax to 5%; remove ancillary business fees. (Nov 2010)
Don Berwick on Corporations
Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger: Click here for Don Berwick on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Sonia Chang-Diaz on Corporations
Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger: Click here for Sonia Chang-Diaz on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Martha Coakley on Corporations
Democratic Challenger : Click here for 3 full quotes OR click here for Martha Coakley on other issues.
  • Wrote op-ed advocating for bank consumer protection agency. (Apr 2014)
  • Don't take business for granted; both small and large. (Oct 2009)
  • Pushed anti-trust rules against Google and Yahoo. (Nov 2008)
Geoff Diehl on Corporations
Republican Challenger: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Geoff Diehl on other issues.
  • Get government off the back of small business. (Oct 2017)
Ben Downing on Corporations
Democratic candidate for governor: Click here for Ben Downing on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Jay Gonzalez on Corporations
Democratic candidate for Governor: Click here for Jay Gonzalez on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Jesse Gordon on Corporations
Editor-in-chief, OnTheIssues.org: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Jesse Gordon on other issues.
  • Nationalize banks, or break up those too-big-to-fail. (Jul 2017)
Lawrence Lessig on Corporations
Democrat for President: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Lawrence Lessig on other issues.
  • We need a new law to take on Wall Street. (Sep 2015)
Bob Massie on Corporations
Democratic candidate for Massachusetts Governor: Click here for 2 full quotes OR click here for Bob Massie on other issues.
  • Ceres Reporting Initiative: socially rate pension funds. (Dec 2017)
  • Stop feeding Wall Street yet starving Main Street. (Jul 2011)
Tom Menino on Corporations
Mayor of Boston: Click here for Tom Menino on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Seth Moulton on Corporations
Democratic Presidential Challenger (withdrawn); MA Rep.: Click here for 6 full quotes OR click here for Seth Moulton on other issues.
  • Raise corporate taxes, but lower rates than 2017. (Jul 2019)
  • Regulate tech giants more, but don't break them up. (Jun 2019)
  • Eliminate tax loopholes that only benefit big corporations. (Sep 2014)
  • Rated Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices. (Mar 2018)
  • Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs. (Nov 2017)
  • Voted YES on corporate transparency. (Oct 2019)
Deval Patrick on Corporations
Democratic Governor (MA) and presidential contender: Click here for 8 full quotes OR click here for Deval Patrick on other issues.
  • Focus investments on community as part as long-term value. (Feb 2020)
  • Served on board of corporate parent of predatory lender. (Nov 2019)
  • Opportunity requires growth, and growth requires investment. (Jan 2013)
  • Financial bottom line is not the only bottom line. (Apr 2011)
  • Local capital for local biz, & state pays for infrastructure. (Sep 2006)
  • Regulation at the speed of business. (Sep 2005)
  • Access to start-up capital for small businesses. (Sep 2005)
  • Focused on fair lending practices in Clinton Admin. (Jan 1997)
Karyn Polito on Corporations
Eleventh Worcester Republican (MA State Rep): Click here for 3 full quotes OR click here for Karyn Polito on other issues.
  • Voted NO on closing $85 million in corporate tax loopholes. (Jun 2005)
  • Voted NO on Defeating corporate tax disclosure. (May 2003)
  • Voted YES on Extending corporate tax credit 5 years. (May 2003)
Richard Tisei on Corporations
Middlesex & Essex Republican (MA Senate): Click here for Richard Tisei on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Marty Walsh on Corporations
Secretary of Labor: Click here for 3 full quotes OR click here for Marty Walsh on other issues.
  • Voted YES on closing $85 million in corporate tax loopholes. (Jun 2005)
  • Voted YES on defeating corporate tax disclosure. (May 2003)
  • Voted YES on Extending corporate tax credit 5 years. (May 2003)
Setti Warren on Corporations
Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger: Click here for 2 full quotes OR click here for Setti Warren on other issues.
  • Downgrading of Massachusetts bond rating is a serious thing. (Jun 2017)
  • Make R&D tax credit permanent; cut small business taxes. (Jul 2011)
Dan Wolf on Corporations
Democratic Challenger: Click here for 2 full quotes OR click here for Dan Wolf on other issues.
  • Founded Cape Air; chairs Cape Cod Business Roundtable. (Nov 2012)
  • Ensure that our future, not corporate profit, comes first. (Nov 2012)

Senate:

MA 2020: 2020 MA Senatorial race

Shiva Ayyadurai on Corporations
Republican for Massachusetts U.S. Senator (withdrew): Click here for Shiva Ayyadurai on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Martha Coakley on Corporations
Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger: Click here for 3 full quotes OR click here for Martha Coakley on other issues.
  • Wrote op-ed advocating for bank consumer protection agency. (Apr 2014)
  • Don't take business for granted; both small and large. (Oct 2009)
  • Pushed anti-trust rules against Google and Yahoo. (Nov 2008)
Geoff Diehl on Corporations
Republican candidate for Massachusetts U. S. Senator: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Geoff Diehl on other issues.
  • Get government off the back of small business. (Oct 2017)
Gabriel Gomez on Corporations
Republican Challenger: Click here for Gabriel Gomez on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Brian Herr on Corporations
Republican Senate Challenger: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Brian Herr on other issues.
  • 29 years in the commercial construction business. (Feb 2014)
Joe Kennedy III on Corporations
Democratic Senate challenger: Click here for 3 full quotes OR click here for Joe Kennedy III on other issues.
  • Voted NO on workforce training by state block grants & industry partners. (Mar 2013)
  • Rated Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices. (Mar 2018)
  • Voted YES on corporate transparency. (Oct 2019)
John Kingston on Corporations
Republican candidate for Massachusetts U.S. Senator: Click here for the full quote OR click here for John Kingston on other issues.
  • Unleash our entrepreneurs. (Oct 2017)
Beth Lindstrom on Corporations
Republican candidate for Massachusetts U.S. Senator: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Beth Lindstrom on other issues.
  • Cut corporate taxes. (Oct 2017)
Shannon Liss-Riordan on Corporations
Democratic 2020 Senate Challenger: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Shannon Liss-Riordan on other issues.
  • I see the games corporations play to rig the system. (May 2019)
Ed Markey on Corporations
Democratic Representative (MA-7): Click here for 12 full quotes OR click here for Ed Markey on other issues.
  • 90% tax on executive bonuses at companies receiving TARP. (Sep 2011)
  • Voted NO on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted YES on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
  • Voted NO on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
  • Voted NO on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
  • Rated 20% by the US COC, indicating an anti-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
  • Rated 100% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
  • Sponsored enforcing against corporate offshore tax haven banking. (Apr 2013)
  • Rated Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices. (Mar 2018)
  • Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs. (Dec 2017)
  • Restrict corporate use of consumer mandatory arbitration. (Aug 2016)
  • Keep inheritance tax, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
Kevin O`Connor on Corporations
Republican Challenger: Click here for Kevin O`Connor on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Bruce Skarin on Corporations
Independent Challenger: Click here for Bruce Skarin on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Heidi Wellman on Corporations
Republican candidate for Massachusetts U. S. Senator: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Heidi Wellman on other issues.
  • Accountability of current program funds. (Oct 2017)

House:

Michael Capuano on Corporations
Democratic Representative (MA-8): Click here for 12 full quotes OR click here for Michael Capuano on other issues.
  • Voted NO on workforce training by state block grants & industry partners. (Mar 2013)
  • Voted YES on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted YES on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted YES on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
  • Voted NO on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
  • Voted NO on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
  • Rated 20% by the US COC, indicating an anti-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
  • Rated 100% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
  • Sponsored enforcing against corporate offshore tax haven banking. (Apr 2013)
  • Corporate political spending is not free speech. (Aug 2013)
  • Rated Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices. (Mar 2018)
  • Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs. (Nov 2017)
Katherine Clark on Corporations
Democrat (District 5): Click here for 4 full quotes OR click here for Katherine Clark on other issues.
  • End tax breaks for oil companies and billionaires. (Oct 2013)
  • Rated Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices. (Mar 2018)
  • Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs. (Nov 2017)
  • Voted YES on corporate transparency. (Oct 2019)
Bill Keating on Corporations
Democrat (District 9): Click here for 6 full quotes OR click here for Bill Keating on other issues.
  • Voted NO on workforce training by state block grants & industry partners. (Mar 2013)
  • Rated 100% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
  • Corporate political spending is not free speech. (Mar 2013)
  • Rated Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices. (Mar 2018)
  • Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs. (Nov 2017)
  • Voted YES on corporate transparency. (Oct 2019)
Joe Kennedy III on Corporations
Democrat (District 4): Click here for 3 full quotes OR click here for Joe Kennedy III on other issues.
  • Voted NO on workforce training by state block grants & industry partners. (Mar 2013)
  • Rated Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices. (Mar 2018)
  • Voted YES on corporate transparency. (Oct 2019)
Jim McGovern on Corporations
Democratic Representative (MA-3): Click here for 14 full quotes OR click here for Jim McGovern on other issues.
  • Voted NO on workforce training by state block grants & industry partners. (Mar 2013)
  • Voted YES on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted YES on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted YES on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
  • Voted NO on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
  • Voted NO on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
  • Require Code of Conduct for US corporations abroad. (Aug 2001)
  • Rated 23% by the US COC, indicating an anti-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
  • Rated 100% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
  • Sponsored enforcing against corporate offshore tax haven banking. (Apr 2013)
  • Corporate political spending is not free speech. (May 2013)
  • Rated Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices. (Mar 2018)
  • Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs. (Nov 2017)
  • Voted YES on corporate transparency. (Oct 2019)
Seth Moulton on Corporations
Democratic Presidential Challenger (withdrawn); MA Rep.: Click here for 6 full quotes OR click here for Seth Moulton on other issues.
  • Raise corporate taxes, but lower rates than 2017. (Jul 2019)
  • Regulate tech giants more, but don't break them up. (Jun 2019)
  • Eliminate tax loopholes that only benefit big corporations. (Sep 2014)
  • Rated Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices. (Mar 2018)
  • Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs. (Nov 2017)
  • Voted YES on corporate transparency. (Oct 2019)
Richard Neal on Corporations
Democratic Representative (MA-2): Click here for 11 full quotes OR click here for Richard Neal on other issues.
  • Voted NO on workforce training by state block grants & industry partners. (Mar 2013)
  • Voted YES on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted YES on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted YES on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
  • Voted NO on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
  • Voted NO on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
  • Rated 33% by the US COC, indicating an anti-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
  • Rated 100% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
  • Rated Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices. (Mar 2018)
  • Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs. (Nov 2017)
  • Voted YES on corporate transparency. (Oct 2019)
Ayanna Pressley on Corporations
Democrat (District 7): Click here for 2 full quotes OR click here for Ayanna Pressley on other issues.
  • No one on Wall Street is bigger than the law. (Jul 2018)
  • PVS:Lower corporate taxes don't promote economic growth. (Aug 2018)
John Tierney on Corporations
Democratic Representative (MA-6): Click here for 9 full quotes OR click here for John Tierney on other issues.
  • Voted NO on workforce training by state block grants & industry partners. (Mar 2013)
  • Voted YES on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted YES on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted YES on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
  • Voted NO on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
  • Voted NO on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
  • Rated 23% by the US COC, indicating an anti-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
  • Rated 100% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
  • Sponsored enforcing against corporate offshore tax haven banking. (Apr 2013)
Richard Tisei on Corporations
Middlesex & Essex Republican (MA Senate): Click here for Richard Tisei on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Lori Trahan on Corporations
Democrat (District 3): Click here for the full quote OR click here for Lori Trahan on other issues.
  • PVS:Lower corporate taxes promote economic growth. (Aug 2018)
Niki Tsongas on Corporations
Democrat: Click here for 6 full quotes OR click here for Niki Tsongas on other issues.
  • Voted NO on workforce training by state block grants & industry partners. (Mar 2013)
  • Voted YES on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted NO on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
  • Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business. (Jan 2011)
  • Rated 100% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
  • Sponsored enforcing against corporate offshore tax haven banking. (Apr 2013)

Former candidates & officeholders:

Steve Grossman on Corporations
Democratic Challenger: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Steve Grossman on other issues.
  • OpEd: Combines progressive values with business experience. (Dec 2013)
Warren Tolman on Corporations
2002 Democratic Challenger MA Governor: Click here for Warren Tolman on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Bill Weld on Corporations
Republican presidential primary challenger: Click here for Bill Weld on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Elizabeth Warren on Corporations
Democratic Challenger: Click here for 43 full quotes OR click here for Elizabeth Warren on other issues.
  • Unfair for big corps to pay no taxes and not contribute. (Feb 2020)
  • Big, structural change against rigged system. (Jul 2019)
  • 2012 OpEd: No greater threat to free enterprise than Warren. (Jul 2019)
  • Too-big-for-trial. (Jul 2019)
  • Economy doing great for top 1%; we need structural change. (Jun 2019)
  • Workers should have 40% of seats on corporate boards. (Apr 2019)
  • Protect family farms from large agribusiness companies. (Apr 2019)
  • Wants workers to choose 40% of corporate boards. (Aug 2018)
  • Trickle-down economics overturns FDR-defined system. (Apr 2017)
  • Trickle-down is a lie, and has been a lie for 37 years. (Apr 2017)
  • I share the frustration of Occupy Wall Street. (Nov 2014)
  • 2010 Time cover story: The sheriff of Wall Street. (Apr 2014)
  • My gaffe: Created intellectual foundation for Occupy Wall St. (Apr 2014)
  • Corporations are not people; but system is rigged for them. (Apr 2014)
  • FactCheck: negotiated insurance deal for asbestos victims. (Apr 2014)
  • FactCheck: Insurers should pay victims, plus future immunity. (Sep 2012)
  • People feel like the system is rigged, because it is. (Sep 2012)
  • Rebuild the middle class instead of CEO tax breaks. (Dec 2011)
  • Same rules for trillion-dollar institutions as rest of us. (Nov 2011)
  • Plenty of people look out for billion dollar corporations. (Sep 2011)

    Finance
  • 2008: Should have broken up bailed-out banks. (Apr 2017)
  • In 1980s, cops were taken off the beat in financial services. (Apr 2014)
  • Bankruptcies result from mishaps, not from gaming the system. (Sep 2011)
  • New regulatory regime to protect financial consumers. (Oct 2010)
  • Scourge of the banking industry, on behalf of consumers. (May 2010)
  • Businesses aren't guilty over bankruptcy; neither should you. (Oct 2007)
  • Apply consumer protection rules to banks. (Jul 2007)
  • Differentiate between Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy. (Jan 2006)

    Monopolies
  • We need courage to take on corporate monopoly giants. (Jun 2019)
  • Our industrial policy has been "let giants do anything". (Jun 2019)
  • Break up big tech platforms like Amazon & Google. (Apr 2019)
  • End "integrated" farming favoring corporations over farmers. (Mar 2019)
  • Use anti-trust to break up anti-competitive businesses. (Mar 2019)
  • Companies can be umpires or team-owners, but cannot be both. (Mar 2019)
  • Breaking up big internet companies is doable and necessary. (Mar 2019)
  • Breakup online monopolies; wealth shouldn't be concentrated. (Mar 2019)
  • Proposes new federal limits for corporations. (Sep 2018)
  • Banks are larger now than when "Too Big To Fail" in 2008. (Apr 2014)
  • Government regulation makes capitalism work. (Sep 2012)
  • Small businesses need a level playing field. (Sep 2011)
  • Rated Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices. (Mar 2018)
  • Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs. (Dec 2017)
  • Restrict corporate use of consumer mandatory arbitration. (Aug 2016)
Steve Lynch on Corporations
Democratic Representative (MA-9): Click here for 7 full quotes OR click here for Steve Lynch on other issues.
  • Voted YES on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted YES on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted YES on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
  • Voted NO on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
  • Rated 27% by the US COC, indicating an anti-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
  • Rated 100% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
  • Sponsored enforcing against corporate offshore tax haven banking. (Apr 2013)
Ed Markey on Corporations
Democratic Representative (MA-7): Click here for 12 full quotes OR click here for Ed Markey on other issues.
  • 90% tax on executive bonuses at companies receiving TARP. (Sep 2011)
  • Voted NO on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted YES on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
  • Voted NO on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
  • Voted NO on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
  • Rated 20% by the US COC, indicating an anti-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
  • Rated 100% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
  • Sponsored enforcing against corporate offshore tax haven banking. (Apr 2013)
  • Rated Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices. (Mar 2018)
  • Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs. (Dec 2017)
  • Restrict corporate use of consumer mandatory arbitration. (Aug 2016)
  • Keep inheritance tax, according to CC survey. (Sep 2020)
Tom Birmingham on Corporations
Democratic Challenger 2002: Click here for Tom Birmingham on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Paul Celucci on Corporations
Former Republican Governor (1999-2001): Click here for Paul Celucci on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Chris Gabrieli on Corporations
Democratic 2006 Challenger: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Chris Gabrieli on other issues.
  • Invest in innovative industries like biotech & renewables. (Jun 2006)
Kerry Healey on Corporations
Former GOP 2006 Challenger: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Kerry Healey on other issues.
  • Make permitting process easier for businesses. (Sep 2006)
Carla Howell on Corporations
Libertarian Challenger Governor (MA); 2000 Challenger for Senate: Click here for Carla Howell on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Christy Mihos on Corporations
Former Independent Challenger 2006: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Christy Mihos on other issues.
  • Property tax rollback will bring businesses back in-state. (Sep 2006)
Shannon O'Brien on Corporations
Democratic Challenger 2002: Click here for Shannon O'Brien on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Robert Reich on Corporations
Former Dem. Challenger 2002, and Cabinet Sec'y: Click here for 16 full quotes OR click here for Robert Reich on other issues.
  • 1960S: CEOs earned 48X employees; now it's 325X. (Sep 2018)
  • Monsanto lobbies Congress to ensure agribusiness monopoly. (May 2016)
  • Executive pay skyrocketed from 5% in 1993 to 15% in 2013. (May 2016)
  • Make corporate pay depend on pay of median worker. (May 2016)
  • Left Atlantic City before Trump Plaza folded. (May 2016)
  • Almost all post-Recession gains have gone to the top 1%. (Sep 2013)
  • Hedge-funds receive $1B each in tax loopholes. (Sep 2010)
  • Supercapitalism: aggregated corporate power hurts citizens. (Sep 2008)
  • Corporations have less power now than 1970s oligopolies. (Sep 2008)
  • We can sacrifice economic benefits for social good. (Sep 2008)
  • Stop companies from pursuing profits that hurt public. (May 2002)
  • Post-9-11: Help out-of-work staff instead of airline bailout. (May 2002)
  • Under Clinton, executive pay ratio rose from 40:1 to 400:1. (Jan 2001)
  • CIA "found" communist plots to help 1950s corporations. (Feb 1992)
  • Protectionism benefits corporations, not consumers. (Feb 1992)
  • US corporations push for "voluntary quotas" by competitors. (Feb 1992)
Tom Reilly on Corporations
Former Dem. 2006 Challenger: Click here for Tom Reilly on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Mitt Romney on Corporations
Former GOP Governor (2003-2006); Pres. candidate (2008): Click here for 37 full quotes OR click here for Mitt Romney on other issues.
  • OpEd:Venture capitalist history let Obama focus on class war. (Apr 2014)
  • I wanted to help the auto industry, not liquidate it. (Oct 2012)
  • Bankruptcy would have allowed Detroit to come out stronger. (Oct 2012)
  • OpEd: Romney at Bain Capital sent jobs to China. (Oct 2012)
  • You raise taxes on business and you kill jobs. (Oct 2012)
  • There is no tax break for shipping jobs overseas. (Oct 2012)
  • Replace Dodd-Frank; it helps big banks & hurts small ones. (Oct 2012)
  • Redistribution doesn't create jobs; free enterprise does. (Sep 2012)
  • In America, we celebrate success; we don't attack it. (Aug 2012)
  • Successful risk-taking lets others launch new dreams. (Aug 2012)
  • We should have forced automakers into managed bankruptcies. (Feb 2012)
  • Capitalism works; free enterprise works; & profit works. (Jan 2012)
  • Rick Perry's corporate policy stances compared to Romney's. (Jan 2012)
  • 1994 labor strike: no insurance for part-time employees. (Nov 2011)
  • Adopt reasonable compensation incentives for CEOs. (Nov 2011)
  • Everything corporations earn also goes to people. (Nov 2011)
  • No individual bailouts; but preserve financial system. (Oct 2011)
  • Big banks handle massive regulations; small banks get killed. (Oct 2011)
  • America needs a conservative businessman to recover economy. (Sep 2011)
  • Corporations are people. (Aug 2011)
  • Corporations won't send jobs overseas if tax rates lowered. (Mar 2010)
  • TARP should not be used for auto company bailouts. (Feb 2009)
  • Key to economic stimulus: get companies to buy more stuff. (Jan 2008)
  • Reduce corporate tax rate--we have 2nd highest in world. (Jan 2008)
  • You don’t help the wage-earner by attacking the wage-payer. (Jan 2008)
  • FactCheck: Closed $174M in corporate tax loopholes. (Jan 2008)
  • Don’t apply Sec. 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley to smaller companies. (Oct 2007)
  • NY Times editorial: "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt". (Oct 2005)
  • Company’s culture must align with mission, or mission fails. (Aug 2004)
  • Piracy protection key to selling Olympic sponsorships. (Aug 2004)

    Bain Capital
  • The Bain Way: data-driven analysis. (Jan 2012)
  • At Bain Capital, made money on 35 out of 68 projects. (Jan 2012)
  • 1980s: Leveraged buyout profit from increased corporate debt. (Jan 2012)
  • I was CEO at mainstream businesses, not Wall St. (Oct 2011)
  • Net-net, Bain Capital created tens of thousands of new jobs. (Oct 2011)
  • Spun off Bain Capital from Bain Consulting & earned fortune. (Aug 2007)
  • Approach to business as “Bainiac”: meritocracy & results. (Mar 2007)
Grace Ross on Corporations
Former Green Challenger 2006: Click here for 2 full quotes OR click here for Grace Ross on other issues.
  • Focus on reducing costs for small biz, not big corporations. (Sep 2006)
  • Close corporate tax loopholes. (Jul 2006)
Jane Swift on Corporations
Former Republican Governor (2001-2002): Click here for Jane Swift on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Peter Blute on Corporations
Republican Former (1994-) (District 3): Click here for Peter Blute on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Kenneth Chase on Corporations
Republican Challenger, 2004 Congressional candidate: Click here for Kenneth Chase on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Joe Kennedy on Corporations
Democrat (until 1999) (District 8): Click here for Joe Kennedy on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Marty Meehan on Corporations
Democrat (Retired 2007) (District 5): Click here for 4 full quotes OR click here for Marty Meehan on other issues.
  • Voted YES on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
  • Voted NO on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
  • Voted NO on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
  • Rated 31% by the US COC, indicating an anti-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
Joe Moakley on Corporations
Democrat (until 2001) (District 9): Click here for the full quote OR click here for Joe Moakley on other issues.
  • Voted NO on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
Peter Torkildsen on Corporations
Republican Former (1994-) (District 6): Click here for Peter Torkildsen on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Jeff Beatty on Corporations
Republican Senate challenger: Click here for Jeff Beatty on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Michael Capuano on Corporations
Democratic Representative (MA-8): Click here for 12 full quotes OR click here for Michael Capuano on other issues.
  • Voted NO on workforce training by state block grants & industry partners. (Mar 2013)
  • Voted YES on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted YES on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted YES on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
  • Voted NO on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
  • Voted NO on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
  • Rated 20% by the US COC, indicating an anti-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
  • Rated 100% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
  • Sponsored enforcing against corporate offshore tax haven banking. (Apr 2013)
  • Corporate political spending is not free speech. (Aug 2013)
  • Rated Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices. (Mar 2018)
  • Rated Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs. (Nov 2017)
Bill Delahunt on Corporations
Democratic Representative (MA-10): Click here for 6 full quotes OR click here for Bill Delahunt on other issues.
  • Voted YES on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted YES on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted YES on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
  • Voted NO on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
  • Voted NO on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
  • Rated 14% by the US COC, indicating an anti-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
Barney Frank on Corporations
Democratic Representative (MA-4): Click here for 9 full quotes OR click here for Barney Frank on other issues.
  • Seize or dismantle banks whose failure poses risk to economy. (Apr 2010)
  • Voted YES on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted YES on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted YES on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
  • Voted NO on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
  • Voted NO on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
  • Rated 23% by the US COC, indicating an anti-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
  • Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business. (Jan 2011)
  • Rated 100% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
Ted Kennedy on Corporations
Democratic Sr Senator (MA): Click here for 5 full quotes OR click here for Ted Kennedy on other issues.
  • 1998: decisive role opposing pro-bank bankruptcy bill. (Apr 2014)
  • Voted YES on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
  • Voted NO on reforming bankruptcy to include means-testing & restrictions. (Mar 2005)
  • Voted NO on restricting rules on personal bankruptcy. (Jul 2001)
  • Rated 26% by the US COC, indicating an anti-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
Paul Kirk on Corporations
Former Democratic Senate Appointee (2009): Click here for Paul Kirk on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Brian Macdonald on Corporations
Republican Senate Challenger: Click here for Brian Macdonald on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Bob Massie on Corporations
Former Democratic Senate Challenger (2011): Click here for 2 full quotes OR click here for Bob Massie on other issues.
  • Ceres Reporting Initiative: socially rate pension funds. (Dec 2017)
  • Stop feeding Wall Street yet starving Main Street. (Jul 2011)
Ed O`Reilly on Corporations
Democratic Senate Challenger: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Ed O`Reilly on other issues.
  • Close corporate loopholes instead of waging war. (May 2007)
Jim Ogonowski on Corporations
Republican Senate Challenger: Click here for Jim Ogonowski on other issues.
    No stance on record.
John Olver on Corporations
Democratic Representative (MA-1): Click here for 7 full quotes OR click here for John Olver on other issues.
  • Voted YES on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted YES on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
  • Voted YES on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
  • Voted NO on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
  • Voted NO on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
  • Rated 23% by the US COC, indicating an anti-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
  • Rated 100% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
Stephen Pagliuca on Corporations
Former Democratic Primary Senate Challenger (2009): Click here for the full quote OR click here for Stephen Pagliuca on other issues.
  • Not right to pay bankers bonuses with 320,000 unemployed. (Nov 2009)
Jack Robinson on Corporations
Republican Challenger for Senate (MA): Click here for Jack Robinson on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Kevin Scott on Corporations
Republican Challenger, previously Wakefield Selectman: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Kevin Scott on other issues.
  • Corporate corruption attacks heart of capitalism. (Jan 2006)
Bob Underwood on Corporations
Libertarian Challenger: Click here for Bob Underwood on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Setti Warren on Corporations
Former Democratic Senate Challenger (2011): Click here for 2 full quotes OR click here for Setti Warren on other issues.
  • Downgrading of Massachusetts bond rating is a serious thing. (Jun 2017)
  • Make R&D tax credit permanent; cut small business taxes. (Jul 2011)
Jake Auchincloss on Corporations
Democrat (District 4): Click here for Jake Auchincloss on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Mo Cowan on Corporations
Democratic Appointee: Click here for Mo Cowan on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Joe L. Kennedy on Corporations
Libertarian Senate challenger: Click here for Joe L. Kennedy on other issues.
    No stance on record.
John Kerry on Corporations
Jr Senator (MA), Democratic nominee for President: Click here for 16 full quotes OR click here for John Kerry on other issues.
  • Industry-sponsored chem safety research leaves US behind. (Jan 2007)
  • Precautionary Principle: producers must prove harmlessness. (Jan 2007)
  • 96% of small businesses not affected by my tax plan. (Oct 2004)
  • Kerry owned a small business: they’re engine of economy. (Mar 2004)
  • Close the loopholes that reward corps taking jobs overseas. (Jan 2004)
  • Regulate on side of citizens, not on side of corporations. (Oct 2003)
  • Offshore tax havens cause higher middle class taxes. (Oct 2003)
  • Democratize the process of corporate boards. (Sep 2003)
  • End “Get Mine and Get Out” ethic at White House. (Jun 2003)
  • Voted YES on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
  • Voted NO on reforming bankruptcy to include means-testing & restrictions. (Mar 2005)
  • Voted NO on restricting rules on personal bankruptcy. (Jul 2001)
  • Increase SBA loan subsidies for small businesses. (Nov 2001)
  • Expand microloans to small businesses. (Apr 2002)
  • Rated 0% by the US COC, indicating an anti-business voting record. (Dec 2003)
  • Rated 80% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
Alan Khazei on Corporations
Democratic Challenger: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Alan Khazei on other issues.
  • Reform corporate taxes to create American jobs. (Jul 2011)
Alan Khazei on Corporations
Democratic (District 4): Click here for the full quote OR click here for Alan Khazei on other issues.
  • Reform corporate taxes to create American jobs. (Jul 2011)

                                                                                                                                                                               
  

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