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What do you think a day in the life of a member of Congress looks like?

by Melanie Whyte, Cronkite News
April 20, 2017

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<p>Cronkite News reporters in D.C. are working on a story about a day in the life of a member of Congress.</p>
<p>We want to hear your guesses about how many hours they work and how they spend their time.</p>
<p>We will not publish your response without your permission. A journalist from Cronkite News or the Public Insight Network may contact you for further information.</p>
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What do you think a day in the life of a member of Congress looks like?

Melanie Whyte, Cronkite News
April 20, 2017

Cronkite News reporters in D.C. are working on a story about a day in the life of a member of Congress.

We want to hear your guesses about how many hours they work and how they spend their time.

We will not publish your response without your permission. A journalist from Cronkite News or the Public Insight Network may contact you for further information.

(Photo by Motion Studios via Creative Commons)

This article first appeared on Cronkite News and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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