<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKatika miaka 17 niliyopitia katika Capitol Hill, siwezi kukumbuka zaidi ya matukio machache ambapo mwanachama aliweka zaidi ya yeye mwenyewe katika suala fulani.  <response>: In the almost 17 years I spent on Capitol Hill I cannot remember more than a handful of instances in which a member invested more of him or herself in an issue. 