Boren, Jim Costa (D-Calif.) and Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) are all familiar with the Capitol complex from their days as aides, while Jindal surely got to know the Hill during a stint as a political appointee at the Health and Human Services Department.
"In order to make sure that the economy continues to grow, people have to get around in this country, " said Rep. Dan Maffei, D-New York, who was not in Congress when lawmakers passed the sweeping forced spending cuts that took effect in March, and says they were a bad idea.
"Our goal at D-Link is to ensure each consumer has the best possible online experience, " said Dan Kelley, associate vice president of marketing, D-Link Systems, Inc.