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Importance of families, and Public Service. Host congressman mceachin, why did you decide to run for a house seat . Guest you know, i looked at the chance to run for a house seat as the ability to take some of the things id worked on at the state level to the national level, issues especially involving the environment that can really only be addressed in a comprehensive way at the national level. So thats the primary reason i did it. And this is a great job. Dont let anybody tell you anything different. Host what is the biggest difference, in your mind, between your work at the state legislature and now being here not too far from the virginia assembly, but near washington . Guest probably the biggest is the amount of latitude you have as a congressman. Youve got staff who can dig boo issues for you. In the virginia legislature, we didnt have a lot of staff. The legislature, obviously, was for a shorter period of time, so its more regimented. In the in the congress, you make it what yo