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===Members and constituents=== A major role for members of Congress is providing services to [[constituency|constituents]].<ref>Charles L. Clapp, ''The Congressman, His Work as He Sees It'' (Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution, 1963), p. 55; cf. pp. 50–55, 64–66, 75–84.</ref> Constituents request assistance with problems.<ref>''Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report'' 35 (September 3, 1977): 1855. English, ''op. cit''., pp. 48–49, notes that members will also regularly appear at local events in their home district, and will maintain offices in the home [[congressional district]] or state.</ref> Providing services helps members of Congress win votes and elections<ref name=tws2010Sep11ii>{{cite news |author= Susan Page |title= 5 keys to who will control Congress: How immigration, gas, Medicare, Iraq and scandal could affect midterm races |newspaper= USA Today |date= May 9, 2006 |url= https://www.usatoday.com/educate/college/polisci/articles/20060514.htm |access-date= September 11, 2010 |archive-date= January 14, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210114214502/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/educate/college/polisci/articles/20060514.htm |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= Robert Preer |title= Two Democrats in Senate race stress constituent services |newspaper= Boston Globe |date= August 15, 2010 |url= https://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/08/15/quincy_democrats_keenan_and_tobin_stress_service_in_race_for_state_senate/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Massachusetts+news |access-date= September 11, 2010 |archive-date= January 14, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210114214444/http://archive.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/08/15/quincy_democrats_keenan_and_tobin_stress_service_in_race_for_state_senate/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Massachusetts+news |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= Daniel Malloy |title= Incumbents battle association with stimulus, Obama |newspaper= Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date= August 22, 2010 |url= http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10234/1081868-176.stm |access-date= September 11, 2010 |archive-date= January 14, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210114214448/https://old.post-gazette.com/pg/10234/1081868-176.stm |url-status= live }}</ref> and can make a difference in close races.<ref>{{cite news |author= Amy Gardner |title= Wolf's Decisive Win Surprised Even the GOP |newspaper= The Washington Post |date= November 27, 2008 |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/24/AR2008112403399.html |access-date= September 11, 2010 |archive-date= January 14, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210114214522/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/24/AR2008112403399.html |url-status= live }}</ref> Congressional staff can help citizens navigate government bureaucracies.<ref name=tws2010Sep11t14aa/> One academic described the complex intertwined relation between lawmakers and constituents as ''home style''.<ref name=tws2010Sep11t14bb>{{cite news |editor= William T. Blanco |title= Congress on display, Congress at work |publisher= University of Michigan |year= 2000 |isbn= 0-472-08711-8 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ITudab2zD_cC&q=Congress+on+Display,+Congress+at+Work |access-date= September 11, 2010 |archive-date= January 14, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210114214551/https://books.google.com/books?id=ITudab2zD_cC&q=Congress+on+Display%2C+Congress+at+Work |url-status= live }}</ref>{{rp|8}}
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