A congressional supercommittee has formed and it consists of six Democrats and six Republicans. Their mission: seeking up to $1.5 trillion in a deficit-reduction measure for the course of ten years. As this supercommittee forms, meets, and discusses options, the flow of money reaching these members can affect the final decision of the deficit-reduction.
Some may argue the ethical problems of lobbying but for these twelve senators, the money contributed to them affects not only their decisions but their campaigns in future re-elections. Because of this, senators remain divided as the amount of fundraising they will actually do; some keeping their schedule while some put theirs on hold to focus on committee responsibilities. Yet the question remains as to how much money is being contributed to them and by whom. Attempting to filter lobby activity, a Deficit Committee Transparency Act was introduced but the supercommittee has not answered.
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