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You know, five minutes aside what really upset me is when i met with him in uvalde, i specifically asked the president, mr. president, now is not the time or place, but id like to meet with you on the boarder, whether at the border or at the white house. he agreed to that. he called over one of his aides and said hey, i want to gh get y in the white house to have a discussion. seven months later, its frustrating. nothing. im a retired master chief. you go over, under, through, you have to find s...

The start of a new year has brought several changes to Green Valley Justice Court, including expanded precinct boundaries and thousands more constituents to serve.

U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards (NC-11) is asking for anyone with outstanding or unfinished casework to get in touch with his office at (202) 225-6401 or at 828-435-7310.

Interviews, i cant get anything done. i have no time to work. >> hello. >> let me explain this. so this is tava. so tava is my friend, he is my constituent. hes gonna change my life. thats the plan. ill show you -- >> should i try one on? >> which one do you want? >> lets try this one. >> custom -- i like mine! >> thats beautiful! >> jamie, come on out.

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It is easy to forget for a moment, watching all of this drama, that this can have very real consequences. what is the delay -- meant for your constituents and staff? >> we did our best to continue functioning as a normal office. if you are not sworn in as a member of congress, nothing happens. the operation comes -- without this election of a speaker, you cannot swear in members. you cannot adopt rules. you cannot form committees. you cannot perform oversight of federal agencies. you cannot pass...

Barrg those senators cantts vod do doesnt use a single note. zero democrats voted. how many voted for the inflation reduction act? all of them. yourof thee dealing s the democratic party? sure. theyre more disciplined? sure. theyre more in lockstep. lockbecause they dont invitesae dissension and disagreement. we have peopleme who are bringig to the table very differentt id ideas, and they want to makeeas sure thaure thatt they are heare before the congress is seated. one last thing, shawn. i kno...

Saw right there. french hill from. >> arkansas. are. >> bret: arkansas. i almost said indiana. french hill from arkansas said he went right to the criticism that there is not a fiscal responsibility that kevin mccarthy is somehow a part of the swamp. and went right to where kevin mccarthy is getting hit from the 20 others on the outside. meantime, why i mentioned indiana jim baird every day is he a congressman from indiana v.a. claims, help seniors with social security. fill commitments to the a...

Hilton. you have been speaking with constituent there is. what are they telling you? >> reporter: the mood here as people have been commuting has been a mix of outrage and also disappointment and exhaustion. they dont expect any politicians to tell the truth all the time. they have been shocked at the nature and fabricating much of his educational history and lying about the nature of his mothers death claiming she passed away during the terrorist attacks in nempb. the kind of lies that has noth...