Roman for Congress - Sessions of Congress

Do elected officials in Washington know who we are? These people have spent most of their life in D.C. The majority of people they talk to are lobbyists and each other. You can write all the letters you want and you'll get back a "thank you for your opinion" letter from their computers. They do come home at election time and rush from meeting to meeting to convince you to send them back to Washington!

I would propose a bill that allows Congress to be in session for ONLY 6 months a year. The other six months they would be required to be in their district offices listening to people like you and me. Lobbyists or corporate reps can have one day a week while they are in their home offices.

Another suggestion I received was to come to their home district for 3 months at a time and instead of sitting in his office, the congressman would go out into the community. Visit businesses, go to high school sports games and sit with the parents. Let him visit the producers in this country. God knows we get enough news about people down and out. We are taking care of them, but quit punishing the people who produce the wealth. It sure isn't the government!

Once they start listening to the people who put them their, their attitudes would change drastically.