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Seeking A Vote On Vote For D.C.
D.C. Council member Carol Schwartz (R-At Large) and D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) join bill sponsors Rep. Thomas M. Davis III (R-Va.) and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.). The bill would give the District full voting rights in the House.
(By Nikki Kahn -- The Washington Post)
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If it was tough to line up commitments, it was even tougher to find actual House members. Some were debating Iraq; others were at the funeral of Rep. Charlie Norwood (R-Ga.), who died of cancer. And many of the D.C. activists' visits were "drop-bys" -- a nice way of saying they had no appointment.
Waldron, the UDC student, donned a black suit and maroon tie for his day in Congress. Consulting a map of the House buildings, he set out with Veronica Cummings, a California student doing an internship in the District. Organizers had assigned them five offices to visit.
"This is a big deal for me, because I'm a political science major," Waldron noted, saying he hoped to buttonhole the members or at least their "LDs" -- legislative directors.
He quickly discovered how hard that would be.
"We are here from DC Vote," Waldron said politely at his first stop, the office of Lois Capps (D-Calif.). "Is it possible we can speak to the congresswoman?"
"The congresswoman is not here," said Amy Fisher, her health care liaison. "But she fully supports you guys."
Waldron wrote on his sheet: "L.D. spoke on its behalf."
Next was the office of Rep. Geoff Davis (R-Ky.).
"Do you have a meeting?" asked the receptionist.
No, said Waldron. "Is it possible to have a few minutes with him?"
He and the legislative director were out, the receptionist said. Ditto for Kendrick Meek (D-Fla.).
Carol Shea-Porter (D-N.H.) was on the House floor. But her senior policy adviser, Susan Mayer, was in the foyer when Waldron walked into her office. He eagerly began his pitch.
