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How many fundraisers? How about 400 in 14 days? | Political Activity Law/Political Law/Election Law

• Inside the Capitol, lawmakers are largely marking time by naming post offices and passing a resolution to keep the government running through the elections. But outside the Capitol, in the private rooms of Washington's top steakhouses, political clubs and Capitol Hill townhouse salons, there is an epic money grab under way, with more than 400 fundraisers for House candidates in the two weeks leading up to Friday's congressional adjournment.