Ever wonder how house members are selected to serve on different committees that  specialize in different topics and agendas? One would assume that experience would be the main requirement to serve as the chair of the Financial Services committee, but assuming makes an ass out of "u" and "me". The reality is that experience has nothing to do with it and money has everything to do with it. In this episode we take an in depth look at the substantial price tag and the extreme measures our elected officials will go just to be apart committee and how Republicans and democrats alike, are influenced by outside donors. Links to the sources of information are attached below.

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/117/hjres14/details

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2017/07/21/problems-with-the-committee-tax-in-congress/

https://www.issueone.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/price-of-power-final.pdf

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/12/seaweed-could-help-cow-farts-contribute-less-to-climate-change.html?fbclid=IwAR14vRhItPTvAiQF0V0CklnZvXAl7QIsuRc0Sp2piTnDp3hyx4uuIcKD8wU