The primary reason why Congress has so many paid employees is that its members need a ______.

a. method of supporting the patronage networks that they must have to ensure their reelection
b. great deal of help sorting through and processing the information necessary to write legislation
c. way of fending off constituent and interest group demands
d. lot of assistance in countering the power of the judicial branch
e. means through which to analyze data from multiple ideological perspectives

b. great deal of help sorting through and processing the information necessary to write legislation