{"id":28260,"date":"2016-12-05T15:30:19","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T23:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=28260"},"modified":"2016-12-05T15:30:19","modified_gmt":"2016-12-05T23:30:19","slug":"california-congressman-will-sleep-in-his-office-and-tales-from-other-incoming-freshmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=28260","title":{"rendered":"California Congressman Will Sleep in his Office, and Other Tales from Calif. Freshmen"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"trb_ar_h\">\n<div class=\"trb_ar_hl\">\n<h1 class=\"trb_ar_hl_t\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img class=\"trb_embed_imageContainer_img\" title=\"Rep.-elect Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara)\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 750px, (min-width: 1060px) calc(100vw - 559px), (min-width: 840px) calc(100vw - 419px), (min-width: 800px) 800px, 100.1vw\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-582b47af\/turbine\/la-swire-1479231428-snap-photo\/350\/350x197 350w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-582b47af\/turbine\/la-swire-1479231428-snap-photo\/400\/400x225 400w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-582b47af\/turbine\/la-swire-1479231428-snap-photo\/450\/450x253 450w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-582b47af\/turbine\/la-swire-1479231428-snap-photo\/500\/500x281 500w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-582b47af\/turbine\/la-swire-1479231428-snap-photo\/550\/550x309 550w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-582b47af\/turbine\/la-swire-1479231428-snap-photo\/600\/600x338 600w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-582b47af\/turbine\/la-swire-1479231428-snap-photo\/650\/650x366 650w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-582b47af\/turbine\/la-swire-1479231428-snap-photo\/700\/700x394 700w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-582b47af\/turbine\/la-swire-1479231428-snap-photo\/750\/750x422 750w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-582b47af\/turbine\/la-swire-1479231428-snap-photo\/800\/800x450 800w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-582b47af\/turbine\/la-swire-1479231428-snap-photo\/850\/850x478 850w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-582b47af\/turbine\/la-swire-1479231428-snap-photo\/900\/900x506 900w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-582b47af\/turbine\/la-swire-1479231428-snap-photo\/950\/950x534 950w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-582b47af\/turbine\/la-swire-1479231428-snap-photo\/1000\/1000x563 1000w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-582b47af\/turbine\/la-swire-1479231428-snap-photo\/1050\/1050x591 1050w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-582b47af\/turbine\/la-swire-1479231428-snap-photo\/1100\/1100x619 1100w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-582b47af\/turbine\/la-swire-1479231428-snap-photo\/1150\/1150x647 1150w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-582b47af\/turbine\/la-swire-1479231428-snap-photo\/1200\/1200x675 1200w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-582b47af\/turbine\/la-swire-1479231428-snap-photo\/1400\/1400x788 1400w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-582b47af\/turbine\/la-swire-1479231428-snap-photo\/1600\/1600x900 1600w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-582b47af\/turbine\/la-swire-1479231428-snap-photo\/1800\/1800x1013 1800w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-582b47af\/turbine\/la-swire-1479231428-snap-photo\/2000\/2000x1125 2000w, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-582b47af\/turbine\/la-swire-1479231428-snap-photo\/2048\/2048x1152 2048w\" alt=\"Rep.-elect Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara)\" data-baseurl=\"http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-582b47af\/turbine\/la-swire-1479231428-snap-photo\" data-c-nd=\"2048x1323\" data-role=\"imgsize_srcsetdisplayitem\" \/><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"trb_ar_main\">\n<div class=\"trb_ar_la\">\n<aside class=\"trb_embed\" data-content-id=\"91904105\" data-content-size=\"leadart\" data-content-type=\"image\" data-content-slug=\"la-swire-1479231428-snap-photo\" data-content-subtype=\"photo\" data-role=\"sc_item imgsize_ratiosizecontainer\" data-state=\"\">\n<div class=\"trb_embed_media\">\n<div class=\"trb_embed_related\" data-role=\"lightbox_metadata\">\n<div class=\"trb_embed_related_credit_and_caption\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">(<strong>Rep.-elect Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) speaks with Telemundo outside the U.S. Capitol during new member orientation. (Bill Clark \/ CQ Roll Call<\/strong>)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"trb_ar_by\">\n<figure class=\"trb_ar_by_i_f\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"trb_ar_by_i\" title=\"Sarah D. Wire\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-564bba77\/turbine\/la-bio-sarah-d-wire\/70\/70x70\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-564bba77\/turbine\/la-bio-sarah-d-wire\/140\/140x140 2x, http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-564bba77\/turbine\/la-bio-sarah-d-wire\/210\/210x210 3x\" alt=\"Sarah D. Wire\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"trb_ar_by_nm_pm\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"trb_ar_by_nm_au\" data-byline-withoutby=\"\"><a class=\"trb_ar_by_nm_au_a\" href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/la-bio-sarah-d-wire-staff.html#nt=byline\">Sarah D. Wire<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"trb_ar_by\"><span class=\"trb_ar_by_nm_pm\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a class=\"trb_ar_by_cl\" href=\"mailto:sarah.wire@latimes.com?subject=Regarding:%20%22This%20congressman%20will%20sleep%20in%20his%20office,%20and%20other%20tales%20from%20the%20incoming%20California%20freshmen%22\" data-role=\"sc_sEmail\">Contact Reporter<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"trb_ar_dateline\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"trb_ar_page\" data-role=\"pagination_page\" data-content-page=\"1\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20215 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/los-angeles-times-300x300.png\" alt=\"los angeles times\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/los-angeles-times-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/los-angeles-times-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/los-angeles-times.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The nation might be collectively taking a deep breath after the November election, but the six new members of California&#8217;s 55-person congressional delegation have barely had time to do the same.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cYou win and literally two days later you\u2019re getting Federal Express packages,\u201d Rep.-elect <a id=\"PEGPF00204\" title=\"Salud Carbajal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/topic\/politics-government\/salud-carbajal-PEGPF00204-topic.html\">Salud Carbajal<\/a> (D-Santa Barbara) said in an interview at the Capitol. \u201cYou just finished a very contentious, tough journey, you have a day to breathe, if at all, and then you are here.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"teads-inread\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Carbajal and his fellow soon-to-be freshmen from California just wrapped up two weeks of day-long classes on Capitol Hill learning about cybersecurity, ethics, protocol, how to write legislation and how to manage the budgets for their offices in Washington and back home.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">They have to hustle. They take the oath of office Jan. 3.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Along the way they attended glitzy receptions in the Capitol and the Library of <a id=\"ORGOV0000131\" title=\"U.S. Congress\" href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/topic\/politics-government\/government\/u.s.-congress-ORGOV0000131-topic.html\">Congress<\/a>, scoured the city for a reasonably priced place to live and started interviewing staff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/la-pol-ca-california-new-members-20161116-story.html\">Meet California&#8217;s new members of Congress \u00bb<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Rep.-elect Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) said Rep. Loretta Sanchez, whom he is replacing, warned him orientation would feel like trying to take a drink from a fire hydrant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cI\u2019m 59 years old next month and I\u2019m starting out like a rookie,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Correa plans to save on commuting time by joining the ranks of House members \u2014 mostly Republicans \u2014 who sleep in their offices, at least at first. That decision was made easier Thursday when he drew the first pick in the traditional new member office lottery and got to choose the best of the available offices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cThe most precious thing I have here is going to be my time. I already feel it,\u201d Correa said. \u201cI thought after the election I\u2019d have some downtime, uh-huh. It just doesn\u2019t stop and I think it\u2019s going to get worse.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<aside class=\"trb_embed\" data-content-id=\"92023399\" data-content-size=\"large\" data-content-type=\"image\" data-content-slug=\"la-swire-1480625599-snap-photo\" data-content-subtype=\"photo\" data-role=\"sc_item imgsize_ratiosizecontainer lightbox_container \" data-state=\"\" data-embed-id=\"92023399\">\n<div class=\"trb_embed_modalBox\">\n<div class=\"trb_embed_media\">\n<figure class=\"trb_embed_imageContainer_figure\" data-role=\"imgsize_item\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"trb_embed_imageContainer_img\" title=\"Rep.-elect Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) reacts after drawing the No. 1 chip during the new member office lottery at the Capitol.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-58408da5\/turbine\/la-swire-1480625599-snap-photo\/750\/750x422\" alt=\"Rep.-elect Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) reacts after drawing the No. 1 chip during the new member office lottery at the Capitol.\" data-baseurl=\"http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-58408da5\/turbine\/la-swire-1480625599-snap-photo\" data-c-nd=\"2048x1335\" data-ratio=\"16x9\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"450\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<div class=\"trb_embed_related\" data-role=\"lightbox_metadata\">\n<div class=\"trb_embed_related_credit_and_caption\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Rep.-elect Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) reacts after drawing the No. 1 chip during the new member office lottery at the Capitol. (Bill Clark \/ CQ Roll Call)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Correa grew up in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/la-pol-ca-lou-correa-orange-county-20161202-story.html\" target=\"_blank\">neighborhood where many young people ended up in jail or prison,<\/a> he said, and the outpouring of support from people he knew from those days has been humbling. He paused to take a few deep breaths, wiping away a few tears that had managed to creep up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cWe grew up with a lot of bad stuff and one of us made it out,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a testament to this great country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<aside class=\"trb_embed\" data-content-id=\"92039642\" data-content-size=\"large\" data-content-type=\"image\" data-content-slug=\"la-cbellantoni-1480799210-snap-photo\" data-content-subtype=\"photo\" data-role=\"sc_item imgsize_ratiosizecontainer lightbox_container \" data-state=\"\" data-embed-id=\"92039642\">\n<div class=\"trb_embed_modalBox\">\n<div class=\"trb_embed_media\">\n<figure class=\"trb_embed_imageContainer_figure\" data-role=\"imgsize_item\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"trb_embed_imageContainer_img\" title=\"Rep.-elect Nanette Barrag\u00e1n reacts after drawing the No. 7 chip at the freshman office lottery.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-584333cb\/turbine\/la-cbellantoni-1480799210-snap-photo\/750\/750x422\" alt=\"Rep.-elect Nanette Barrag\u00e1n reacts after drawing the No. 7 chip at the freshman office lottery.\" data-baseurl=\"http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-584333cb\/turbine\/la-cbellantoni-1480799210-snap-photo\" data-c-nd=\"2048x1152\" data-ratio=\"16x9\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"450\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<div class=\"trb_embed_related\" data-role=\"lightbox_metadata\">\n<div class=\"trb_embed_related_credit_and_caption\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Rep.-elect Nanette Barrag\u00e1n reacts after drawing the No. 7 chip at the freshman office lottery. (Bill Clark \/ CQ Roll Call)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">After the freshman class photo on the House steps, Rep.-elect Nanette Barrag\u00e1n (D-San Pedro) paused to speak with a Telemundo reporter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The 44th District victor\u00a0said in an interview that she feels an added responsibility because Donald Trump will be in the White House next year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cWhen you have a president who is demeaning women, demeaning immigrants, I think it\u2019s a time for me really to be a leader in standing up not only for immigrants, but for women,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Her mother, an immigrant with a third-grade education, will make her first trip to Washington on Jan. 3 to see her daughter sworn in as a member of Congress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cWhile my mom may not completely understand what Congress does and the importance of it, there\u2019s no doubt that she\u2019s just over the moon,\u201d Barrag\u00e1n said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Rep.-elect <a id=\"PEGPF00202\" title=\"Ro Khanna\" href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/topic\/politics-government\/ro-khanna-PEGPF00202-topic.html\">Ro Khanna<\/a> (D-Fremont) compared orientation to starting school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cIt\u2019s a little bit like being a freshman in college. It\u2019s overwhelming, you\u2019re learning where the buildings are and how to get your IDs and make sure you know how to vote,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The only new lawmaker from California <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/nation\/politics\/trailguide\/la-na-election-day-2016-honda-khanna-1478392928-htmlstory.html\" target=\"_blank\">who ousted an incumbent<\/a>, Khanna is coming to Congress with an unusual goal. He wants to persuade Silicon Valley tech companies like\u00a0Apple, Google and Facebook to create jobs in middle America.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cTech has an obligation and a responsibility to see how they can create some of these jobs,\u201d he said, cradling a cup of coffee in the lobby of the hotel reserved for freshmen members. \u201cObviously I want jobs in my district, but I think there is a broader responsibility.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<aside class=\"trb_embed\" data-content-id=\"91904194\" data-content-size=\"large\" data-content-type=\"image\" data-content-slug=\"la-swire-1479231960-snap-photo\" data-content-subtype=\"photo\" data-role=\"sc_item imgsize_ratiosizecontainer lightbox_container \" data-state=\"\" data-embed-id=\"91904194\">\n<div class=\"trb_embed_modalBox\">\n<div class=\"trb_embed_media\">\n<figure class=\"trb_embed_imageContainer_figure\" data-role=\"imgsize_item\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"trb_embed_imageContainer_img\" title=\"Rep.-elect Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel), center, is seen outside the Capitol Hill Hotel on Monday, when freshman members of Congress checked in for orientation.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-582b49c4\/turbine\/la-swire-1479231960-snap-photo\/750\/750x422\" alt=\"Rep.-elect Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel), center, is seen outside the Capitol Hill Hotel on Monday, when freshman members of Congress checked in for orientation.\" data-baseurl=\"http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-582b49c4\/turbine\/la-swire-1479231960-snap-photo\" data-c-nd=\"2048x1365\" data-ratio=\"16x9\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"450\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<div class=\"trb_embed_related\" data-role=\"lightbox_metadata\">\n<div class=\"trb_embed_related_credit_and_caption\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Rep.-elect Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel), center, is seen outside the Capitol Hill Hotel on Monday, when freshman members of Congress checked in for orientation. (Tom Williams\/CQ Roll Call)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Being on Capitol Hill is a homecoming of sorts for Rep.-elect <a id=\"PEGPF00203\" title=\"Jimmy Panetta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/topic\/politics-government\/jimmy-panetta-PEGPF00203-topic.html\">Jimmy Panetta<\/a> (D-Carmel), who spent the early 1990s living with his father, former Rep. Leon Panetta, and several other politicians in a row house near the Capitol.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cI know how to find my way around,\u201d Panetta said. \u201cI\u2019m in that fortunate position where I don\u2019t have to worry about the little stuff and I can focus on the big stuff.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Last week, House Democrats elected Panetta as a regional whip, meaning he\u2019ll help leadership gather information, lobby rank-and-file lawmakers on major issues and count votes among Democrats from California\u2019s Central Coast, Northern California, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Panetta said he\u2019s keeping in mind what his father and his predecessor, retiring Rep. <a id=\"PEPLT002003\" title=\"Sam Farr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/topic\/politics-government\/government\/sam-farr-PEPLT002003-topic.html\">Sam Farr<\/a>, meant to his new constituents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;There are some big shoes to fill, I get that. If I\u2019m fortunate enough to just put a toe or a couple of toes into those shoes, I\u2019ll have done a good job,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<aside class=\"trb_embed\" data-content-size=\"small\" data-content-type=\"blurb\">\n<div id=\"trb_em_b_85278854\" class=\"trb_embed_blurb\" data-load-type=\"commentFrame\" data-frame-width=\"100%\" data-frame-height=\"100%\" data-frame-class=\"trb_em_b_if\" data-frame-scroll=\"no\">\n<div class=\"trb_ar_page\" data-role=\"pagination_page\" data-content-page=\"1\" data-state=\"pagination_viewed\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Carbajal, a Santa Barbara County supervisor, said his one disappointment from orientation was hearing he won\u2019t be able to personally keep up with the flood of calls and emails to his new office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">He immigrated to the United States with his family when he was 5 years old\u00a0and is going to represent the same area where his father was a farmworker.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cI pinch myself that a young immigrant boy from humble beginnings can have an opportunity to serve in Congress,\u201d Carbajal said.<\/span><\/p>\n<aside class=\"trb_embed\" data-content-id=\"91947091\" data-content-size=\"large\" data-content-type=\"image\" data-content-slug=\"la-swire-1479760042-snap-photo\" data-content-subtype=\"photo\" data-role=\"sc_item imgsize_ratiosizecontainer lightbox_container \" data-state=\"\" data-embed-id=\"91947091\">\n<div class=\"trb_embed_modalBox\">\n<div class=\"trb_embed_media\">\n<figure class=\"trb_embed_imageContainer_figure\" data-role=\"imgsize_item\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"trb_embed_imageContainer_img\" title=\"Sen.-elect Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) finds herself surrounded by reporters questioning Sen. Dianne Feinstein.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-58335897\/turbine\/la-swire-1479760042-snap-photo\/750\/750x422\" alt=\"Sen.-elect Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) finds herself surrounded by reporters questioning Sen. Dianne Feinstein.\" data-baseurl=\"http:\/\/www.trbimg.com\/img-58335897\/turbine\/la-swire-1479760042-snap-photo\" data-c-nd=\"2048x1365\" data-ratio=\"16x9\" data-width=\"750\" data-height=\"450\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<div class=\"trb_embed_related\" data-role=\"lightbox_metadata\">\n<div class=\"trb_embed_related_credit_and_caption\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Sen.-elect Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) finds herself surrounded by reporters questioning Sen. Dianne Feinstein. (Tom Williams \/ CQ Roll Call)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Sen.-elect Kamala Harris\u2019 transition has been a little more fluid. Senators don\u2019t have as structured of an orientation, and largely hear from panels of their future peers over a three-day crash course.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">She got her first taste of the frantic media scrums that surround senators between votes when she accompanied her new partner, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.),\u00a0to Senate leadership elections a few weeks ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"trb_ar_page\" data-role=\"pagination_page\" data-content-page=\"2\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Harris said she was struck by the grooves worn into the Senate\u2019s marble stairs by the millions of people who have climbed them over the decades.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cI was awestruck. When you remember, and think of the history of what happens in that chamber and in the halls of the United States Congress, period. \u2026 It\u2019s pretty incredible,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Because Senate offices are assigned based on seniority and sitting senators have months to decide if they want to move offices, she could be in her\u00a0a temporary office in the basement of the Dirksen Senate Office Building until early next summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">But since few offices can physically hold a staff as large as the one allocated to the California members, Harris hinted she wouldn\u2019t mind keeping Sen. Barbara Boxer\u2019s office in the Hart Senate Office building.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">After all, she\u2019s worked in it before. Harris interned in that very office for Sen. Alan Cranston (D-Calif.) as a Howard University student in the 1980s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The rest of the Capitol complex has changed a lot in the more than 30 years since.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cI am completely lost,\u201d Harris admitted. \u201cI got lost a couple of times and I\u2019ve met a couple of bright-eyed 20-year-old interns who were happy to show me the way. Moments like this one cannot suffer from pride.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Rep.-elect Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) speaks with Telemundo outside the U.S. Capitol during new member orientation. (Bill Clark \/ CQ Roll Call) Sarah D. 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