Rather than representing the interests of the individual states, who were intended to be more sovereign than they are at present, the Senate has simply become a club of elitists who use the 6 year term in office to do things they know their constituents don’t want, or strongly oppose. The term for a U.S. senator needs to be reduces to four years to end this, among other reforms like ending lame duck sessions, etc.
How about just repealing the 17th Amendment and go back to what the Founding Fathers intended for the Senate. Maybe even make the tie to the state corporately stronger like since state legislature appoints make it so they can withdraw it after two years.