Fundraising is such a huge part of this city, and lawmakers are constantly bombarding lobbyists with fundraising invitations. So why are so many of them reluctant to talk about the fundraisers held in their honor? Are they embarassed?

Take a look at this video produced by the American News Project, a public interest news gathering site that sent reporter Harry Hanbury out to film a day at Washington D.C.'s fundraisers. While almost everyone either declined to talk to Hanbury or tried to shoo him off the premises, at least one lawmaker, Rep. Lynne Woolsey, D-Calif. was willing to have her staff talk to Hanbury with honesty. Kudos to Woolsey.

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                                                                                                                     --Bara Vaida