I don’t remember when it first occurred to me after arriving in Washington many years ago that at its heart, being a member of Congress meant never being entirely satisfied. This remained a central tension throughout my time in office—as it has been for most legislators since the founding of the Republic. Our founders were very clear about what they expected from the leaders chosen to represent the American people. As James Madison wrote in The Federalist, the goal of a constitution like ours should be to put in office people “who possess most wisdom to discern, and most virtue...

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