Despite the understandable reluctance of most people – and politicians – to cold-call asking for money, fundraising is imperative to getting into Congress and staying there. Depending on the timing of elections and the safety of the incumbent’s seat, Members of Congress must “dial for dollars” nearly every working day in call centers across the street from the House and Senate office buildings. The Republican House Campaign Committee in 2013 recommended that Members spend four hours per day on “call time” – twice as much as on constituent meetings and legislative work (Shevlin and Doran 2016). Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said she attended some 400 fundraisers in 2011 (Glass et al. 2012) – more than one per day. Like telemarketers, Members of Congress are given lists of names and numbers and scripts to read. A 60 Minutes hidden-camera report described the scene.