[renang]

Afaik NSA is/was gathering information worldwide.

[CalRobert]

True, but as congresspeople are elected by the people of the US they would only be keen on hearing from them (well, that's the idea at least - in reality they don't seem to worry a lot about what a small but informed contingent cares about)

[davidw]

Indeed: they only take calls from their own constituents. I, as an Oregonian, will be ignored if I call a representative, from, say, Iowa.