Congress Having Voicemail Problems

Looking to leave a voicemail for a member of Congress? Good luck.

Many members of Congress, are experiencing malfunctioning voicemail systems, Congress.org reports.

It is believed the problem is the result of a switch to a new voicemail system. At least 20 offices have experienced problems since the switch to the new system, called Waston Messaging, began Monday, Congress.org reported.

For example, those who called Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., after office hours heard a robotic voice saying, "you've reached the voice mailbox for Kerryack . . . I'm sorry but that mailbox is full." The site reported the same thing happened for Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.), who was identified as "Udallack."

At some other offices all callers got was a busy signal, and at others no voicemail system at all picked up. According to Congress.org, staff also reported having trouble transferring calls to other staff voice mailboxes.