It was great to meet you too!

That does seem like quite a parsimonious explanation.

Hard to imagine a better one! Though there is some competition. William Crosskey's book includes this dedication: “To the Congress of the United States: in the hope that it may be led to claim and exercise for the common good of the country, the powers justly belonging to it under the Constitution.”

"Many interviewees noted that much dysfunction was downstream from the declining capacity of Congress to act on pressing national problems. This project did not tackle questions of congressional institutional reforms, such as changes to the filibuster, campaign finance reform, or other reforms...."