In the 1980s, most members of Congress lived in Washington, D.C., with their families, socialized across party lines, and ran campaigns costing only a few hundred thousand dollars, according to Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper.
Sources
- Our Reading Guide on Congressional Dysfunction - ProPublica (propublica.org)
- https://bostonreview.net/forum/why-congress-broken/ (bostonreview.net)
- https://www.congress.gov (congress.gov)
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