March 2, 2007 1:01PM # Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss By [David Boaz](https://www.cato.org/people/david-boaz) --- SHARE In the 2006 campaign, Democrats accused Republicans of “selling access” to Congress. But now, the *Washington Post* reports, > Eager to shore up their fragile House and Senate majorities, congressional Democrats have enlisted their committee chairmen in an early blitz to bring millions of dollars into the party’s coffers, culminating in a late-March event featuring House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and 10 of the powerful panel chairs. > > > In the next 10 days alone, Democratic fundraisers will feature the chairmen of the House’s financial services panel and the House and Senate tax-writing committees. Senate Democrats also plan a fundraising reception during a major gathering of Native Americans in the capital Tuesday evening, an event hosted by lobbyists and the political action committee for tribal casinos, including those Jack Abramoff was paid to represent. Where is [The Who](http://www.thewho.net/discography/songs/WontGetFooledAgain.html) now that we need them? > I’ll tip my hat to the new constitution > Take a bow for the new revolution > Smile and grin at the change all around > Pick up my guitar and play > Just like yesterday > Then I’ll get on my knees and pray > We don’t get fooled again ##### Related Tags [Government and Politics](https://www.cato.org/government-politics) [![Creative Commons License](/build/cato_2020/images/creative-commons.svg)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) This work is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).