I do not believe the elite are in Congress--they are not part of that group.
You watch one day this internet will get shut down. There's too much unfiltered information here and too much free expression of ideas and this is a different country that it was 30 years ago.
It depends on what "how you define "that group". Is Ted Kennedy a member of the "rich" elite? There are plenty of people in congress who either are or would like to be part of that group. But mostly, their avarice make them the servants of those in "that group".
Yes.
Congresscritters are at the bottom ends of the strings......... and their strings can be snipped if they do not behave.
Bad situation.