At 28 years old , I was one of the youngest spouses in the U.S. Congress . Lawmaker 's Wife talks about challenge of being accepted as a citizen in the Robert Reis : ` ` We exchange what was once private '' for what is ` ` painfully public '' Sometimes , there 's ` ` a reluctance to accept that which has not been seen before '' ` ` Each time we encounter injustice is an attempt to ... lead the way , '' he writes .
Lawmaker 's Wife talks about challenge of being accepted as a citizen in the Robert Reis : ` ` We exchange what was once private '' for what is ` ` painfully public '' Sometimes , there 's ` ` a reluctance to accept that which has not been seen before '' ` ` Each time we encounter injustice is an attempt to ... lead the way , '' he writes .