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In today’s world of tit-for-tat politics, rallies, and even violence, all in the name of toxic politics, it’s hard to see leaders behaving well through the noise.

But they are there, if you look for it, according to Congressman Derek Kilmer, a Democrat who represents Washington’s 6th Congressional District. Kilmer is part of a newer caucus in Washington DC that he says 鈥渄oesn鈥檛 contribute to the toxicity in our politics.鈥� The primary goal of the group: civility and respect.

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鈥淭here鈥檚 some value in getting to understand where folks come from, but beyond that, some of that is committing to each other, and the American people, that we will try to model good behavior,” Kilmer told Seattle’s Morning News. “We may have disagreements of ideas, but we won鈥檛 impugn the person.”

The Congressional Civility and Respect Caucus was . It includes 36 Congress members 鈥� a 50/50 split of Republicans and Democrats. Congressman Steve Stivers (R-OH) is a founding member of the respect caucus. His that civility matters; incivility decreases productivity, costs companies millions, and harms the psychology of young Americans, contributing to suicide and other dangerous behavior.

Just imagine what it can do in Congress.

The respect caucus therefore strives to counter a divisive and disrespectful sentiment permeating throughout American culture.

鈥淲e鈥檝e actually participated in a couple of what we call 鈥榗ivility exchanges’ where I鈥檝e had a Republican come to my district, and I鈥檝e gone to that Republican鈥檚 district,” Kilmer said. “It鈥檚 been really interesting. I had , who is a Conservative Arkansas Republican, come to my district. We went to the Port of Tacoma. They talked with him about containers that come to and from Arkansas through the Port of Tacoma.”

鈥淎nd at the end of that visit, he said, 鈥榃ow, I now understand why you talk about freight mobility issues.鈥欌��

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Kilmer said it has become more and more important to model civility, and beyond that, speak up against 鈥渉ateful rhetoric and hateful actions,鈥� which halt progress, and have led to the tragic loss of life in two mass shootings within a weekend.

鈥淚鈥檓 disturbed at the divisive rhetoric and divisive actions that our president has taken,鈥� Kilmer said. 鈥淚 pray every night for him and other leaders. I pray that he embraces the better angels of our nature. That is, too often, not the case.鈥�

The respect caucus is only 36 out of 435 members of the House. Despite being small, the goal is to have wide-reaching influence, and hopefully, other lawmakers can eventually learn to be adults.

鈥淚 think the original sin in this is how you define your job as public servants,鈥� Kilmer said. 鈥淯nfortunately, Mitch McConnell has defined his role as, in his words, being the of bills that pass the House.鈥�

鈥淚f you鈥檝e looked at your job as simply denying action on bills, even bills 鈥� that have bi-partisan support, that鈥檚 a real problem.鈥�