Oregon lawmakers are spending this week organizing after kicking off the 2001 Session on Monday.
Some legislators have a lot to learn.
Term limits have changed the dynamic of the legislature, hastening the turn over of experienced lawmakers. Supporters of that system say it makes the legislature more responsive to constituents. But critics say lawmakers are kicked out just when they've mastered the political process. From Salem, Colin Fogarty reports. If you hang out around the Capitol for long, you get to know familiar faces.