Former Rep. Tom Osborne Criticizes Current Campaign Finance System
Submitted by Monica Rober on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 15:43
On Friday, former Rep. Tom Osborne (R-Neb.) joined former Reps. Marty Russo (D-Ill.) and Vic Fazio (D-Calif.) to discuss the amount of time members of Congress spend fundraising. They also highlighted support for the Fair Elections Now Act."Osborne said that within weeks of being elected to Congress, his colleagues on Capitol Hill were earnestly raising money for the next campaign."'This consumes a large amount of their time that could be better spent in the legislative process and serving constituents,' Osborne said during a Friday conference call with reporters."Click here to read the full article in the Omaha World-Herald.