Episode
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Congressional Fundraising
Overview
Lawmakers have to raise money to keep their jobs, but a surprising amount of their job now consists of raising money. John Oliver sits down with Congressman Steve Israel to discuss the costs of political spending.
Details
- Series
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 2016-04-03
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Congressional Fundraising is Episode 7 in Season 3 of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. It aired on 2016-04-03. The runtime is 30 min.
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