Some members of Congress using donor money to repay themselves

And Democrats eye abortion issue as a winning ticket for 2024 - Your America͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ [Some members of Congress using donor money to repay themselves](~/AARclAA~/RgRmvh2uP0TNaHR0cHM6Ly95b3VyYW1lcmljYS5uZXdzLzIwMjMvMDgvMTQvc29tZS1tZW1iZXJzLW9mLWNvbmdyZXNzLXVzaW5nLWRvbm9yLW1vbmV5LXRvLXJlcGF5LXRoZW1zZWx2ZXMvP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9cnNzJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09cnNzJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1zb21lLW1lbWJlcnMtb2YtY29uZ3Jlc3MtdXNpbmctZG9ub3ItbW9uZXktdG8tcmVwYXktdGhlbXNlbHZlc1cDc3BjQgpk05t222TSXDYvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44N0BnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [WASHINGTON — Nearly $2.3 million in campaign contributions raised by 16 House and Senate members this cycle have gone to the lawmakers themselves to repay loans they made in past campaigns — two of them more than a decade ago. 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