Those in the Know
"It’s destructive to our democracy that just as members of Congress are assuming more legislative responsibility as committee chairs, they’re also being required to raise much more money. There’s a deeply troubling contradiction here. They are diverting precious time to fundraising when they need to be applying expertise to hearings, solving our nation’s problems and conducting the arduous job of shepherding bills through Congress."
Tim Roemer | Former Democratic Representative of Indiana and co-chair of Issue One’s ReFormers Caucus