Senate is part of the Congress. Nancy Pelosi (Calif), Mary Landrieu (La), Ben Nelson (Neb), Barack Obama (Il), Harry Reid (Nv)--all have taken bribes/payoffs and given self-interest priority.
Each congressman has his or her district to look after. A problem here is that the district interests in Oregon are different than the interests of New Jersey. A New Jersey congressman might be fighting for manufacturer tax breaks while Oregon would fighting for farming breaks, for example.
