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ProfessorU on the newest members of the Mass. congressional delegation
Professor Ubertaccio joined Fox25 this morning to talk about the two newest members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation.
What experience counts?
In response to Professor Cunningham’s post yesterday, someone asked via tweet, “Didn’t Joe Kennedy III just prove that name and $$$ are more important than experience?” Well it does rather depend on how one defines “experience” and that usually depends on where one stands politically.
Want to buy a congressional committee?
Nobody knows more about the corrosive effect of money in politics than my UMB colleague Tom Ferguson. Here are some insights from Tom:
“Uniquely among legislatures in the developed world, our Congressional parties now post prices for key slots on committees. You want it — you buy it, runs the challenge. They even sell on the installment plan: You want to chair an important committee? That’ll be $200,000 down and the same amount later, through fundraising.
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