Our experience with Rep. Tony Beilenson (D-Los Angeles) has been the exact opposite of the impression created by your article ("Beilenson: An Appetite for the Big Issues," Part I, June 12).
Tony Beilenson is indeed an intelligent, thoughtful legislator. This explains why he has won some tough assignments in Congress as a chair of the House Intelligence Committee, a member of the House Budget Committee, and a leader in efforts to reform the budgetary process. At the same time, he has shown a deep and abiding interest in the issues affecting the Los Angeles lesbian and gay community which is a sizeable part of his constituency, and our major concern.
