Democratic presidential candidate Warren beefs up anti-corruption plan

BEDFORD, New Hampshire: Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, whose sweeping anti-corruption plan has powered her ascendant presidential campaign, stepped up her offensive on Friday , vowing to increase funding for congressional research to reduce corporate lobbyists' political sway.

Warren is the only candidate among the 19 Democrats seeking their party's nomination next year to see her public support rise consistently over the last six months, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling, and she has moved into second place behind former Vice President Joe Biden. Warren has released a dizzying array of policy proposals, but she has sought to connect all of them to a simple notion: that the federal government has been"bought off" by moneyed interests, and that rooting out that corruption is an essential prerequisite to pass any major legislation.

In addition, she said, the pay for congressional staffers has stalled, prompting many experts to opt for corporate jobs rather than government positions.

Translation: Another Pocahontas' plan..

I thought the democrats are the most corrupt one!

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