Where is *that* written?
The govt. is just like the mob in the movies. Remember the line, "I took care of that thing for ya"? That's the way our govt. works. Individual Sens. and Reps. depend on other Sens. and Reps. to know people in different agencies etc who can apply pressure to get things accomplished. Once this is done, an in kind favor is owed. Should your Rep or Sen not know who to go to for the "favor" or not want to *owe* that politician or bureaucrat, you will get at best the Thank You FY letter along with a request for $$$$$$$
The mob has La Cosa Nostra......the government has La Loro Cosa
No, Congress people don’t have to deal honestly with their constituents. We don’t have to re-elect them if they are not honest.
In fairness, I could see a freshman Congress person would not have clout to get an answer. If they just told me that they could get no info on that, I would have to accept that.