I know a super progressive staffer who works for a Republican congressman. Her job isn’t policy. She does constituent relations. Connecting vets to VA resources, helping West Point applicants schedule interviews, connecting angry voters to federal agencies such as USDA, USFS, etc.
While culture wars rage about various issues, 90 percent of what the federal government does is provide basic services. How does this rural school district connect with the resources it needs to provide special Ed?
Almost everything a congressional office does is outside anything you’d consider “abhorrent.”