TeleComSense Salutes Rep. Anna Eshoo
It's the weekend of the Fourth of July, so it seems appropriate to take time out and put the spotlight on a Member of Congress that really seems like she's trying to do right by the public. For this inaugural salutation, TeleComSense selects Representative Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA). Is she the only public servant worthy of recognition? Of course not, but a lot of more famous people get sucked-up-to all the time. If you want to know why I'm spreading the love, I'll give you two reasons why Rep. Eshoo deserves a little recognition. One can be appreciated by every American. The other, should, be supported by every American, but can be best appreciated by the TV junkies--especially, those with more "low-brow" viewing tastes (i.e., men).
First, let me explain that I'm not a "BFF" of Rep. Eshoo (though I do sing a pretty righteous parody of Billy Paul's "Me and Mrs. Jones" with me substituting "Eshoo" for "Jones"). Anyway, though I'm not a "BFF", I have met Rep. Eshoo a few times. In a previous job, I was a registered lobbyist as part of my overall responsibilities (although we also had a "real" legislative guy as part of our team, who had worked for a Member of Congress on the House Energy and Commerce Committee).
After the Dems took control of both houses of Congress in the '06 elections, the first day of Congress, in January of '07, was a nice day for that time of year, and the atmosphere on the Hill was really exciting. An old friend of mine had just accepted a temporary engagement with the office of new House Majority Whip, Congressman James E. ("Jim") Clyburn, and invited me over for their open house, and I brought along Pete, our legislative lobbyist.
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