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[quote=Anonymous]It really is a young person's game.  I was up there for years with small children.  For me it was easier since I had been there for years before I had kids with my same boss.  He was/is great and I was able to basically be in the office during session and work from home or very limited IN office when out of session.  Weekend were open, just had to be available since boss is usually back home.  Questions could come up but  rarely something that needed a quick turn around.

I can't imagine trying to get into the game now.  Where do you want to work?  With your background it sounds like Committee would be a fit.  Those jobs are hard to get though.  If you try to get into a Member's office you would typically have to start at the bottom.  A lot of the Hill is based on how long you have been there rather than what you actually know about an issue since issues are easy to learn but the art of actually legislating on the Hill comes with time spent up there.  It is pretty typical to find lawyers answering phones since everyone starts pretty low level.
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