I believe that we would get more problems resolved if congress was mandated by national referendum to be in session 250 days a year the present in session days average is about 162 congress 179 senate originally elected officials returned home to question the electric as to what issues they wanted congress to resolve but that was horse and buggy days travel today any official can be in thier home state in hours they don't require days of travel they have staff at home to deal with current issues that leaves them plenty of time to raise funding for reelection stay in sessions and do the work