[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 121 (Thursday, July 21, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H6926]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                          DIALING FOR DOLLARS

  (Mr. PHILLIPS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PHILLIPS. Madam Speaker, according to an analysis by Issue One, 
House Members running for reelection this year raised $207 million over 
the past three months, an average of $3,400 per Member, per day.
  Back in Minnesota, people ask me all the time how busy Members of 
Congress--compensated by taxpayers--could raise that much money every 
single day.
  Well, we know the dirty truth around here: Rather than meeting with 
constituents, studying policy, writing legislation, or attending 
committee meetings, Members of the House and Senate collectively are 
spending 10,000 hours per week dialing for dollars or attending 
fundraising receptions. It is downright gross.
  So that is why my colleague,   Mike Gallagher, and I have introduced 
the On the Clock Act. Our bill won't fix America's corrupt campaign 
finance system, but it will ensure that Members of Congress spend more 
time working for the people and less time raising money for themselves.

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