Too many favors for lobbyists that have made millionaires of our “representatives”.
Well past time to end Washington, DC as a “thing.” Our reps can stay in their home districts and do their hearings and conduct their votes online. There is NO excuse anymore for politicians to troop off to Washington like it’s 1789 or something. If lobbyists want to sell their influence, they can fly out to Duluth on their dime to do it.