egeezer They go home to work with constituents and drum up votes,
I'm not so cynical. My congress persons are hard at work, I know them personally and communicate frequently with them and they care, a LOT. You get what you earn, if you have poor representation, you chose a poor candidate. I'm in the 5th congressional district here and she's an eager beaver at work.
Any time I havean issue, they respond and either do something about it, or they refer me to more qualified experts. Connecticut is a good state with good leaders.