“is it possible that these are the same entities that put our congressmen/women in compromising positions thereby controlling our taxpayer purse strings?”
I’ve been wondering who’s been putting the screws to congress critters. Seems Dems on the take are never investigated [the crooks buy them] and Repubs fall on their swords as indiscretions are revealed [marginally less corruptible, but have a sex drive which is used as leverage] Glad they are starting to take the heat but stay in office. To me, philandering is a personal issue. If the Mrs. wants to administer super glue justice, I’m ok with that!
In 2000, on its last day in session, Congress passed the now-notorious Commodity Futures Modernization Act, which had been inserted into an 11,000-page spending bill at the last minute, with almost no debate on the floor of the Senate. Banks were now free to trade default swaps with impunity.
who knows the last bill that every member actually read and voted on behalf of the people.