Illinois is sending six new members to Congress, including Democrat Cheri Bustos from the 17th District, and she’s in Washington this week for orientation. Bustos says she comes to Washington with a mandate from voters to compromise, but she’s basically calling on Republicans to do the compromising.
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Inauguration Day for members of Congress is January 3, 2013.