Boucher Still Mulling Next Move, Reflects On Past

Defeated over the midterm elections, the widely respected lawmaker, Rep Rick Boucher (D-VA, said he is likely to pursue a career in telecommunications after he leaves Congress, but in what capacity has not been decided.

"I have no immediate plans," Rep Boucher said. "My phone is ringing which is a good thing," he chuckled. Most of the conversations he is having now are preliminary and related to jobs in the telecommunications sector. After serving 14 terms in Congress, Boucher lost to Republican Morgan Griffith in an election year of sweeping victories for the GOP. He said his 28 years in Congress was a "rare opportunity to have some effect on public policy and I'll forever remember that as a great period in my life."