#tellusatoday: How would you fix Washington?

We asked followers on Twitter what their solutions for problems in Congress would be. Comments edited for clarity and grammar:

We should abolish the filibuster now.

—@rcfwilmette

No donations should be allowed or collected during congressional sessions or before the deadline to register as a candidate.

—@keithistre

Have elected officials pay for their own health care and taxes.

—@PastorGregI

We need term limits, and the ability to recall members of Congress. They need to quit spending so much of our money.

—@OrangeHornet

I believe in #NoBudgetNoPay. It's Congress' most important power, and failure to pass budgets leads to other dysfunctions.

—@Moonlitechirp

Congress needs a fixed salary based on the U.S. average and pay-for-performance incentives.

—@BrianSureck

Everything is a negotiation, not a collaboration, so good ideas get "bargained out" of the final solutions.

—@TommyBrolsma

They need to work like the rest of us. No Mondays and Fridays off. They should be on the same medical plan as their constituents.

—@sarahremartin

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