"Members of Congress spend too much time fundraising and too little time working to solve the country's problems.

Instead of dealing with the economy, health care, or wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, they spend hours each day raising money—from the lobbyists and special interests they’re suppose to oversee in Washington.

It's time to get our elected officials out of the fundraising game and let them do the job we elected them to do: tackle important issues and listen to their constituents.

In a citizen-funded "Fair Elections" system, qualified candidates who take no contributions larger than $100 can run for Congress on a blend of small donations and public funds

Video of Sen. Dick Durbin answering questions about fundraising and lobbyists ...Worth the watch

Health care , Banking regulation. All the problems are about raising money.

http://www.commoncause.org/site/pp.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=4773857

It's time to get federal officials out of the money chase and let them do the job we elected them to do: tackle tough problems and represent their communities.The bipartisan bill was introduced by Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Arlen Specter (D-PA) in the Senate (S. 752) and Reps. John Larson (D-CT) and Walter Jones (R-NC) those in the House (H.R. 1826).