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We put a schedule in place so we can go back and with the people who elected us. >> greta: your idea is to let everyone talk to his or her constituents -- >> this year we have been in a schedule that folks have not been allowed to go home and speak to their constituents. what we intend and we'll be in as many days this year as we were in the past, but yet we provided certainty, constituents can see the people they elected to go to washington. we should be that jeffersonian model. citizen legislators. we shouldn't be creatures of this town. we come from our districts. that's where we ought to g...

I thought it was necessary because i thought the american public and people of my district should have a right to an tkwres -- to address their concerns related to that bill. i sent a letter with 10 other freshmen democrats to the leadership saying here are some of the legitimate concerns raised by the people of my district. setting aside issues, including death panels. there were legitimate concerns raised and i thought we should incorporate some into the bill. some have, some haven't. the answer is, clearly part of democracy is representing the concerns and views of your constituents. we nee...

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