“I only saw her arrive because when we all stood, there were several taller people in front of me,” she said. Mundell said her seat in the gallery was to the left of first lady Jill Biden. “I’m almost 72 years old, and I’ve never had a president in my lifetime accomplish so much,” she said. Supreme Court in which then Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg spoke, she said.Īs far as the State of the Union, Mundell was impressed by the speech, describing it as one of the best she’s ever heard. This visit was far different from the last time Mundell was in Washington in 1995, when the entire district was in lockdown following the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, she said.ĭuring that trip, she was able to watch a case being debated in front of the U.S. “They treated us (guests) as if we were the most important people in the Capitol,” Mundell said. Sean Casten, of Downers Grove, and Nikki Budzinski, of Springfield. Richard Durbin’s office alongside Durbin, Underwood, Sen. Nancy Pelosi and Adam Schiff, both of California.īesides meeting people, a high point was sitting on couches and chatting with other guests in Sen. Mundell’s phone is filled with photos of her with members of the Illinois delegation and Democratic U.S. “I met every congressperson that I ever wanted to meet there,” she said. Honestly, it’s like winning the lottery,” she said.įor Mundell, the whirlwind trip was a chance to connect with people she’s admired. “I have not slept since I got the invitation.
They said no, it’s legitimate,” she said. “I called Underwood’s office and said I’m afraid your email has been hacked.
It’s not everyday a constituent finds an invitation from their congresswoman in their email inbox, so Mundell initially thought her email or Underwood’s had been compromised.
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