he was really an unremarkable member of congress. i don t man that offensively. he was a three-term member of congress with very little influence and did not really leave the mark on the institution. he did get some early endorse mrnts from kathleen rice, the congresswoman from new york who tried to unsuccessfully overthrow nancy pelosi. and sean pat trek moreno also from new york endorsed him. pelosi said yesterday of the more the merrier. she believes he s qualified. someone said butty only served throw teams terms his new book is set to be released on april 9th.