In so many of the other beats these days, there are these layers of public relations people that you have to go through to get to the newsmakers themselves.
The best thing about the Congress is that it is the last place where you can have face-to-face interviews and interaction with the newsmakers themselves.
This as other newsmakers were walking around the floor ... and no one seemed to pay them any attention ... such as former Secy. of State Madeleine Albright.
I've interviewed the president in the White House. I'd interviewed major newsmakers and Hollywood actors.