Campaigns cost money—for travel, for signs, for advertisements, voter data, etc. This means members of Congress have to devote time to raising money.
This panel hosted by the R Street Institute featured two former members of Congress, Steve Israel (D, NY) and Zach Wamp (R, TN) who explain the what, why, and how of fundraising and some of the negative impacts it has on the legislative process.
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