Politico spoke to a dozen freshman congressmen about the pressures of fundraising and found that nearly all lament the arduous process.

The New York Times political blog, The Caucus, reports that big donors have wriiten a letter to Speaker Pelosi (D-Calif.) that says enough is enough - it's time to pass Fair Elections style campaign reform.

In July of this year, Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.) stated his vehement dislike of fundraising at the House Administration Committee hearing for the Fair Elections Now Act (H.R. 1826). Methinks he doth protest too much.

The Public Campaign Action Fund issued a press release today on Sen. Chuck Grassley's (R-Iowa) fundraiser hosted by mortgage and insurance industry PAC's and lobbyists. The special interest fundraiser comes after Grassley voted against a bill opposed by the hosts to allow bankruptcy judges to renegotiate mortgages. The Huffington Post posted a story on the release.

CQ Politics reports on an upcoming fundraiser with Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), who will break from crafting health care legislation to help rake in campaign cash from lobbyists and political supporters.

An article in the April issue of Reader's Digest asks "How can your congressman serve you when he's constantly hunting for campaign cash?"