In an otherwise anodyne article about Alexdria Ocasio-Cortez recent performance stellar in the Michael Cohen hearing, is this paragraph which tells a much bigger story:

One advantage Ocasio-Cortez has over some colleagues is that she consistently attends even the most mundane committee hearings, since she does not spend any of her day calling donors for money. Her online presence is strong enough that she has chosen to rely on it exclusively to raise contributions in smaller increments.

Representatives, particularly new representatives,  have to spend much of their time raising money to prove their “viability” to the DCCC and its ilk.

Their full time job is raising money, and their part time job is legislating.

This is a recipe for incompetence, hypocrisy, and corruption.