Conservation is not without its critics and opposition. There are a lot of special interests that don't want to see land set aside.

We have to knock down the barriers erected by greed, special interests, powerful forces.

Our electoral process has created perverse incentives that have warped our democracy and empowered special interests and a vocal minority.

We need real campaign finance reform to loosen the grip of special interests on politics.

We pay a price when special interests win out over the collective national interest.

I do a lot of referendums. They can't talk back. They don't have wives. They don't have friends who tell you how to run the campaign. They are supported by special interests, so there's a lot of money in them.