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<br><br><hr id="stopSpelling"><br>Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:08:13 -0700<br>Subject: RE: [SVAC] Eshoo opts for telephone Town Hall meetings, 8/24; plus one live for 8/26, Menlo Park<br><br>
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<br> Anna seems to be holding narrow, issue-based town halls instead of open meetings.<br>I find this somewhat disingenuous. Lawrence Lessig says that your average <br>Congresscritter spends 40 to 60% of its time raising campaign funds. As treasurer to <br>Carol Brouillet's ($6 thousand) 2006 congressional campaign I find it very disturbing <br>that Anna raises $1.5 million for a campaign that appears to cost her less than $50 <br>thousand. <br><br> I would like to know what percentage of her time she spends in needless fundraising<br>(influence peddling) as opposed to serving the needs of her constituents. <br><br><a href="http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=PID23391::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HYGN_faster:082009"><br></a><br /><hr />Windows Live: Keep your friends up to date with what you do online. <a href='http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_online:082009' target='_new'>Find out more.</a></body>
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