Ms. Tracy looked pleasantly surprised. She nodded. "I can give it a try!"
In many people's eyes, being a congressman was an extremely respectable profession.
For starters, they had few "mandatory responsibilities." They did not need to be responsible for a region's employment rate, nor did they need to keep its economic development at a certain level.
No matter where it was, how well it developed, how many people were unemployed, or how many could not afford enough food, none of it had anything to do with the congressmen.
Not only did they not need to take responsibility for all the problems a city encountered during its development, but they could also use those problems as excuses to question the city's leaders about their development plans and political thinking.
Take Senator Landon, for example. Aside from attending social functions all day, he attended more social functions. He had no particularly specific work to do.
He was currently a key member of the Environmental Committee, responsible for the entire committee as well as national cases related to environmental protection and pollution.
But he was not actually responsible for those matters himself. Instead, the representatives on the committee handled them, traveling to different regions. Once they reported the results, he only needed to glance at them and sign his name before considering the case closed.
He would not receive a cent less than he was supposed to, and he would not do one thing more than he had to.
Moreover, congressmen did not work under a mandatory system. In other words, they did not need to sit in their offices at all. They could go if they wanted to or stay away if they preferred. It was entirely up to them.
Add in all the various benefits congressmen enjoyed, and this was