Gabbard ‘Very, Very Frustrated’ Serving in Unpopular Congress

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That comes from this article in Politico. Excerpt:

Freshman Rep. Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday expressed deep disappointment with Congress even as she urged more women, young people and diverse candidates to run.

“This is the daily frustration of my life currently, as you sit there and just wonder, what are we doing?” Gabbard (D-Hawaii) told the audience at the Make Progress Summit, sponsored by the youth arm of the Center for American Progress. “Very, very frustrated, serving in a Congress that’s completely unpopular, that all of American is frustrated with, and I can have a 16-hour day and at the end of the day, feel like I’ve accomplished nothing because we’re talking about issues that seem to be idiotic, and not only are a waste of time but end up hurting people.”

Gabbard, speaking on the “Women Changing Politics” panel at Generation Progress’s conference, said that activism is the antidote. …

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Courtesy AFGE‘s annual Legislative Conference, February 2013.

—Chad Blair

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