US Senate candidate Fischer (R-NE) hits up D.C. fundraisers

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20120608/NEWS01/706089902#fischer-hits-up-d-c-fundraisers

By Joseph Morton

Published Friday June 8, 2012

WASHINGTON — State Sen. Deb Fischer made the rounds this week in the nation's capital, meeting with various groups, dropping in on a weekly breakfast for visiting Nebraskans and, like any ambitious candidate, raising money for her campaign.

Fischer stopped by the Nebraska Breakfast, a weekly gathering of the congressional delegation and Cornhuskers who are in town for vacations, conferences or lobbying missions.

Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., welcomed Fischer during his remarks at the event. “You're just enjoying the sights in Washington,” he quipped.

Well, not exactly. The Republican nominee for one of Nebraska's U.S. Senate seats said in an interview that she was “meeting people with different organizations” and getting “the lay of the land.”

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