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We elect members of Congress to go to Washington, but very few spend much time in the city legislating. Their schedule usually consists of three days a week on the House or Senate floor when they're in D.C. Host Alex Schuman looks at a proposal from two former senators aimed at making Congress stick around longer and get more work done. LINK TO HOUSE SCHEDULE: https://www.majorityleader.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2017-MONTHLY-CALENDAR.pdf  EPISODE TRANSCRIPT: Whenever somebody runs for Congress they talk about what they'll do once they get to Washington. Then once they are elected… they act like they never want to be there. Many fly back almost every week to make it clear they are not part of Washington society. They hate it. Yet, almost always, they ask for you to keep sending them back. Does that make sense? Shouldn't they be working? Why do they have to fly back all the time? We have phones… I don't know understand. Past members of Congress don't either. Former Democratic Senator Tom Das

Alex explores the two party system and one of the popular reforms gaining steam to give voters more options at the polls. FairVote.org

The Electoral College is one of the contested parts of the U.S. electoral system. Many want a direct popular vote where the most votes mean you win, but opponents to the idea argue the current system's just fine.