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关于congressional aids这一段听力，觉得6楼的似乎有点小错误，请大家指正 We are going to start today talking about Congressional aids. That's the people who worked for our congressional representatives both in Washington and in the representative's local district. It used to be that members of congress had a relatively small staff of people working for them. And all of these people weren't of primary importance. And now there are thousands of congressional aids. They profoundly affect the way the whole government works. Congressional aids work in two different locations, one in the Congressional representative's local offices, the districts from which they were elected, and two, in Washington. Staffs in the local office help members of Congress staying in touch with citizens in their districts. These citizens can bring problems in, in person or by mail or phone. This personal connection between the aids and local people can be helpful when the next election comes around. People remember the help they get from the office of their local congressional representatives. But as you know, members of congress have to spend most of their time in Washington taking care of their legislative duties. Over 6000 new laws are introduced in Congress each session, without help, representatives would have trouble keeping up with the proposed laws that directly affect their districts. So that's why the congressional aids play a major role in Washington. They keep their bosses informed about the pending legislation, organizing hearings and just keep their local congressional representatives up to date and informed on what's going on in other parts of Congress. Now another thing that congressional aids do is to help develop ideas for laws that their bosses can eventually propose to Congress. This can be called the staff's entrepreneurial function. That's a bit like a business executive trying to find out what product is most popular. Congressional aids promote or encourage laws they think will be popular with the public. You've also got other employees that work for the whole Congress, not just for individual members, we will talk about these people next.
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