<prompt> Translate the following text to SwahiliThere was a time not long ago when congressional hearings were designed to elicit information for members in order to help them draft legislation, recalls Reich ruefully.  <response>: Hakuna wakati mrefu uliopita ambapo mikutano ya bunge ilikusudiwa kupata habari kwa wanachama ili kuwasaidia kuunda sheria, Rich anakumbuka kwa huzuni. 