WASHINGTON - Delawareans are among the many who bombarded congressional offices with phone calls Tuesday in response to President Barack Obama's suggestion that Americans lobby their lawmakers to compromise on a deficit reduction deal.
With next Tuesday's deadline to raise the government's borrowing authority approaching, websites and phone service for House lawmakers was disrupted as constituents weighed in on the debt-ceiling debate gripping Washington. At the peak, more than 40,000 calls flooded the Capitol switchboard between noon and 1 p.m. Tuesday -- double the usual amount of calls received in an hour.
Rep. John Carney, D-Del., said his website crashed for about an hour Monday night after Obama's prime-time speech. Calls to Carney's offices in Wilmington and Washington doubled.
"The switchboards lit up big time," Carney said.
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I heard that most of the calls were overwhelmingly in favor to allow the US Federal government to default.
I agree . . . it is better for the long term solution of our nation.
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