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on the phone,” or “visit his representative when he comes into your area.” He is interested in the opinions, needs and desires of his constituents, we were told again and again.
There wre interns present from all 50 of the states, including Hawaii and Alaska, as well as Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. The men from Samoa wore black velvet wrap skirts instead of trousers, with necklaces that looked at first like red peppers. but were probably some kind of seed pod. (I wish I had asked about them.) The lady from Hawaii dressed in colorful muumuus every day, fresh flowers in a wreath around her head, while her husband wore flowered shirts. They played the ukelele and sang native songs in the evening.
Interns for 37 of the 100 senators and for 117 of the 435 representatives attended the session. Every congressman has the privilege of sending an intern but all do not take advantage of this for various reasons. All expenses were paid and we were told that it is a hardship for some congressmen, as the money comes from their office budget for hiring clerks, and some had depleted that fund for the
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