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On bay area focus next. Welcome to pay area. Congresswoman retires. From a seat on the council, she became the first former welfare mother to serve in congress. Reelected eight times. While she was a strong opponent offtrack war, she said our biggest mistake was voting the 2001 resolution authorizing the initial use of force following the september 11th terrorist attack. Welcome back to the show and thank you for having me. Im curious with the recent drama with the debt ceiling and the shutdown of the government, were you itching to be back here or glad you were out of the fray . Well, i never minded the fight, you all know that. Uhuh was i was in there for the battle. The reason i retired was at 75 years old and after 20 years in congress, i needed to get off that airplane. Was it family stuff and personal stuff . No, my body did not want to get an on on an airplane and fly to and from washington d. C. How tiring is the work load . Its exhausting. Being a member of congress is 24 7. A

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