Do you want to thank Mr. Conyers? Thank his staff, too.

[WilliamPitt]

It is an open secret that Congress is run by 20-year-olds. That's an exaggeration, of course, but not far from the truth. A great deal of the important work we see coming from Conyers, Woolsey, Kucinich, Lee, Nadler, McDermott and the rest is actually done by the young, inspired, dedicated, around-the-clock staffers who work for them.

These men and women get it done. They write the speeches, the letters, they organize the hearings, they run up and down the halls grabbing other staffers in order to bring other Congresspeople on board.

If you have been watching the Hill lately, you know that some pretty incredible things have begun to happen. Kucinich and Abercrombie have pulled some Republicans in on out-of-Iraq legislation. Maxine Waters has created the Out-Of-Iraq caucus, which claims 41 members already. Pelosi's out-of-Iraq legislation yesterday got every Democrat on board. The Congressional Black Caucus has vowed to introduce out-of-Iraq legislation every day. And Mr. Conyers had his hearing, and delivered the signatures, and will have more hearings in the days and weeks to come.

These Representatives did this, but their staffers got it done. Thank the staffers when you thank the Reps. Here is the staffers-of-Conyers thank-you page:

http://www.house.gov/conyers/letstalk.htm

To get the others, go here:

http://www.house.gov/writerep