on April 10, 2017 in World News
Exclusive Excerpt — Congressman Ken Buck’s ‘Drain the Swamp: How Washington Corruption is Worse Than You Think’
by Rep. Ken Buck The following is an exclusive excerpt from Congressman Ken Buck’s upcoming book, Drain the Swamp: How Washington Corruption is Worse Than You Think, in stores Tuesday, April 11: PAY-TO-PLAY Representatives want committee seats for a variety of reasons, some of them honorable, some of them not. For some members, committee assignments aren’t so much about public service as they are about raising one’s public profile—and attracting special interest donations to one’s campaign fund. Because congressional leadership understands that self-interest motivates many members to serve on committees, they leverage that desire by unofficially ranking the committees. Numerous high-level… View Article
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