JIM FLYNT: My name is Jim Flynt. I am from Moriarty, New Mexico. I would like to know why our senators spend more time in Washington than in their home states?</s>SEN. JOHN KERRY (D), MASSACHUSETTS: You know, it may seems that way, but appearances are really deceiving. Most of my colleagues are constantly getting on an airplane to get home. I know that in 16 years that I've been in the Senate, I have never spent a full weekend in Washington, D.C., and I try and get home to my state as often as possible. I think it's because we vote in Washington, and Washington is where the news comes from, and it's our place of business, but it is deceptive. Most of my colleagues want to stay in touch with their constituents at home. And believe me, there is no way you can be a good United States senator and represent the interests of your state unless you are home, talking to people, and learning about what's on their mind.</s>SEN. JOHN MCCAIN (R), ARIZONA: I think that senators probably should spend more in their own states rather than Washington. And many times, the voters punish them for not doing so. My wife and family stay in Arizona. I want my kids to grow up there. So, therefore, I think that one of the reasons why I have been elected and reelected is because of that. So we should spend more time at home and not in Washington.
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