For our third iteration of In-House Opinions — letting Southland members of Congress have their say on some burning issues of the day — we surveyed 10 local electeds from the House of Representatives.

From the Inland Empire to the San Fernando Valley, from the South Bay down through the OC to North County San Diego, we are — contrary to national opinion about some kind of same-same California — an incredibly diverse region, with diverse representation in Congress.

Six of the 10 members responded. Rep. Jay Obernolte, Rep. Darrell Issa, Rep. Young Kim and Rep. Derek Tran. Obernolte has declined to answer three questions in a row.

We have a strong feeling that the main reason most of the Republican House members declined to make their views public is that our question went to a very contro

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