]> http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2008/02/07/fundraised-out Comments for "Fundraised Out" en http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2008/02/07/fundraised-out Rep. Chris Murphy (D-CT) <a href="/blog/2008/02/04/put-congress-back-to-work">wrote earlier this week </a>about the enormous amount of time he, as a legislator, must devote to fundraising for his re-election campaign. Further proof of the dominance raising money has come to assume in the lives of members of Congress comes in the form of Rep. Darlene Hooley&#39;s (D-OR) announcement today that she will retire from Congress. She cited the demands of fundraising as part of her reason for stepping down. Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:31:24 -0500