A New Bill for a New Era?

I'm still recovering from last week's events. Friday did not fail in being the climax of the phone calls from concerned constituents. IN fact, we were so consumed by the massive amount of calls, several of the permanent staffers had to resort back to their intern days and help staff the phones. And when the staffers left their desks, even for a second, we interns had to spring up and take over their spots in order to receive the new incoming calls.

But I shouldn't complain. For the first time in my internship I was asked to help fold outgoing mail. This task may seem a bit tedious as it only requires the folder to make sure that the paper is folded in an accordion fashion with the name and address visible from the outside of the letter. However, this task does hinder one from answering the phones because the glue on the hands can make the receiver very sticky. But seriously, this was an important step towards completing the cycle of communications to/through/from the office. Sticky hands and all!

Around 4:30, the Congressman gave a speech on the floor of the House during general debate. During this speech, he publicly endorsed the bill. Until then, we were unsure how the Congressman was planning on voting because of the many consequences the bill would have.

Also, for anyone who might have an interest in politics, there is a great site from the Library of Congress named Thomas. It can be located on the web with the URL www.Thomas.gov. It gives an un-biased summary of every bill that passes before Congress, and it helps constituents weed out fact from propaganda heard on the local news.