house members are separated just by the east lawn of the capitol building much like a college campus with a central grass area. for members of those two bodies, it usually feels like an ocean separates the house and the senate. very few members outside of the leadership ever speak to members of the other body and house members tend to be left in bewilderment of the senate while senators feel the same way about the house. as congressional careers go, congressman pramila jayapal is still new at the job having been there for five years. by new i mean nancy pelosi has been there 34 years, check schumer first as a house member and then senator has been there for 40 years. senator lahey for example has been there for 47 years. so five years is still