Talent "Lean and Spry"

The U.S. Capitol newspaper, "The Hill," has a fun story about how long it takes Senators to vote, and notes that Sen. Jim Talent's slim physique gives him an advantage in the crowded halls of Congress.

Here's the lede:

"The members of the world’s greatest deliberative body are perhaps most deliberate not in debate but in making their way to the floor to vote, routinely stretching 15-minute roll calls to half an hour or more." writes Jonathan Allen.

Allen includes Talent as one of the lawmakers frustrated that certain lumbering Senators slow-down official business, and therefore the entire day.

“I’d like to see something done,” Sen. Jim Talent (R-Mo.) said.

"At 49, Talent is lean and spry. But some of his creaky-jointed colleagues need more time to navigate the hallways. Others in the upper chamber appear to be completely relaxed when it comes to tardiness," Allen writes.

Talent said there's not much pressure to get to the floor within the 15-minute window for votes. The solution? Talent said leadership should lean on Senators to get to the floor faster.