Calendars are full with constituent meetings, committee hearings and floor votes.
Many times, there are more events than minutes in the day. Take for example one day this past week, when I faced the choice of attending two important hearings scheduled at the same time. I was forced to choose between a hearing on prescription drugs and a hearing on energy policy. One should not come at the expense of the other, and work needs to be done on both fronts. With the cost of energy increasing, whether it is in home heating or fueling up your car, more needs to be done to create a stronger national energy policy.