Viewers call out Congress for "Dialing for dollars"
On Sunday's 60 Minutes, a U.S. representative said newly elected members of Congress are expected to spend as much as 30 hours a week making cold calls for campaign donations -- time spent away from their jobs they were elected to do.
In response, some viewers called out Congress about those calls out to donors:
If you think you couldn't hate #Congress any more than you already do, turn on @60Minutes right now.
— Kyle Harvey (@KyleHarveyOnTV) April 25, 2016
@60Minutes @USRepRickNolan Congress already has UNLIMITED FREE USPS Postage. Now "Dialing for Dollars". This is public THEFT.
— William Henley (@wfhj) April 26, 2016
Thirty hours/wk begging for money instead of doing the people's business. Shame on all of you! https://t.co/3bnANThBQy
— Barbara Maddux (@BarbaraMaddux) April 25, 2016
Then there was this viewer who felt no shame admitting he'd fit right in on Capitol Hill:
@60Minutes if I was a congressman I would probably be just as corrupt
— Terence Millane (@ratsoxy) April 24, 2016
Some viewers plugged their presidential candidate as the solution to the problem:
This is the exact reason we need @BernieSanders for President. No more DNC & GOP telemarketers. Do your job. #Bernie https://t.co/i15xcTLRSa
— Bernie The Cat (@bernieforbernie) April 25, 2016
@realDonaldTrump 60 MIN https://t.co/XaMD7C8ox4 this is why we need to elect DONALD TRUMP - 100% TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
— AJSCHNEIDER (@YODAMAN5472) April 25, 2016
Still others saw it as an opportunity to hold their representatives accountable:
.@RepChrisStewart @DougWrightShow how many hours a week do you spend in the call center? #utpol https://t.co/i6FgUxI1n3
— Wendy Garcia (@IntoRainbowz) April 25, 2016
@RepDaveBrat I hope you are not spending 4 hrs per day asking for money on my behalf as one of your constituents? https://t.co/PAurl5VpS6
— ADean (@ehartman1975) April 25, 2016