So this combination of huge amounts of political money flowing into the system from big special interests kept secret from the American public, has dramatically added to the long-term difficulty of trying to have fairness in Congress.
Whitehouse argues that secretive political funding undermines fairness in Congress.
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I assert that our Tax Code has been corrupted by special interests, that powerful interests rich enough to pay for lobbyists and fund Super PACs have looted our tax system to make themselves even richer.
Everybody in the caucus wants an opportunity to vote for a clean 30-day [continuing resolution] that puts us on a pathway to regular, legit appropriations.
These cliffs, I think, are really hard for people that get caught by surprise by them, and they are also, it seems to me, pretty terrible just public policy.
If DOJ and the FBI are aiding and abetting this unlawful plot, it crosses very significant redlines for the agency and its personnel.
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