Supercommittee At Risk With Campaign Donors (AUDIO)

http://www.npr.org/2011/08/17/139690399/supercommittee-at-risk-with-campaign-donors



Last week, White House spokesman Jay Carney said concerns about supercommittee members and their fundraising are silly.

"Elected members of Congress are responsible; they take an oath, they are responsible to serve their constituents and their country," Carney said. "We expect every member on that committee to take that responsibility seriously and the mandate that committee has."

**Opinion**

This concern is far from silly! In fact, it's an excellent concern that needs to be properly addressed in order to help ensure that issues at hand take precedence and are resolved in an effective manner rather than an financial influential manner. Voters pay attention to whether they represent your interests or their own.