Washington (CNN)-- That warm and
fuzzy feeling lawmakers had on Capitol Hill last week for doing their jobs and finally passing a budget continued into the weekend, as the architects of the deal patted each other on the back for a job well done.
While rules prohibit the newsletters, which update constituents about bills their legislators have passed and feature photos of the
lawmakers at community events or important bill signings, from being distributed less than 30 days before an election, Lerner said the literature is more about self - aggrandizement and evoking «warm and
fuzzy feelings» than providing constituent service.