By Laura Strickler
Washington, DC – In 2004, the US House of Representatives received ten million pieces of mail and 99 million e-mails. That's a sharp increase over just four years ago. But do lawmakers even read the letters? And do they every change their minds because of pressure from back home? Democratic Congresswoman Louise Slaughter says she receives 92,000 letters and e-mails a year.
From WBFO's Capitol News Connection, Laura Strickler reports. Click the "listen" icon above to hear it now or use your podcasting software to download the report to your computer or iPod.