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Feb 5, 2009 10:25 am US/Central

Constitutents: Burris Can Be Hard To Reach

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) ― Constituents say they are finding it hard to contact Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) by telephone and through the Internet.

Wayne Lovern of downstate Chatham said he called Burris' office in Washington five times on Tuesday and got nothing but busy signals. He said he resorted to sending an e-mail to Sen. Dick Durbin's office and asking his staff to walk it over to Burris' office.

Bill Franklin of Springfield wanted to tell Burris how he should vote on the economic stimulus package but couldn't get through to anyone. Franklin said he's resorted to Googling Burris to find some way to contact the senator but with no luck.

Burris' chief of staff, Darrel Thompson, said the senator's office is doing its best to answer phones amid high call volumes and a small staff.

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