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Congressional Fundraising: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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What it is

A Last Week Tonight segment on how much of a member of Congress's job is now fundraising. John Oliver interviews Congressman Steve Israel about the costs of political spending.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN uses it as a go-to overview of the congressional fundraising and lobbying problem whenever money in politics comes up.

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What HN commenters said

  1. “John Oliver's overview of the problem”

    Overview of congressional fundraising and lobbying.

    pdkl95, 2017-03 · Recommendation · in “Senate Guts Privacy Rules. Will House Follow Suit?”

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Topics: campaign finance, lobbying, congress, john oliver, politics

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