As Rep. Rob Bishop leaves Congress after 18 years, he says his biggest beef is no one there listens anymore
Live TV coverage changed everything, with members speaking to the camera in an empty chamber.
(Leah Hogsten | Tribune file photo) Rep. Rob Bishop delivers his reelection speech at the Utah Republican Nominating Convention on April 21, 2018, at the Maverik Center. Bishop is retiring from Congress after 18 years. | Updated: 3:57 p.m.
Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, says he’s figured out the biggest problem behind dysfunction in Congress as he is about to retire after 18 years.
“We do a lot of talking. We don’t do a lot of listening,” he says. He added that congressional rules and practices increasingly create obstacles that prevent real dialogue.