It's a time of transition on Capitol Hill. As departing lawmakers pack up their things, first-time lawmakers like Maxwell Frost and Mike Lawler are getting ready to settle in.
Reps.-elect Mike Lawler , left, and Maxwell Frost , right, will be sworn into office on January 2, 2023.Mary Altaffer/AP; J. Scott Applewhite/AP
"We're the reason there is a Republican majority in the House," Lawler tells NPR."I think there's an opportunity to really work with our colleagues in the Republican conference, but also find opportunity working across the aisle." I think all of us have different experiences that shape our views, but it's trying to weave those experiences together. My approach has always been as a legislator and as someone who's been involved in politics for over 15 years, is to go build those personal relationships, sit down with somebody, get to understand what makes them feel the way that they feel about a certain issue and find the area of agreement and start to build on that.
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