Long game. Like, seriously, have you heard what these lawmakers--Rubio, Gillibrand, Comer, Warner, Himes...etc etc etc--have told me!?!

That's me on this beat like 2 weeks.

As a veteran congressional reporter, I play comms director: If a vote is winding down, MY ONLY JOB BECOMES MAKING SURE THEY DON'T MISS THAT VOTE.

Otherwise, they never talk to us again.