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wcmagumba

(2,883 posts)
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 04:56 PM Feb 2021

Just wondering what House members who serve on no committees do with their time?

Fundraising, tweeting, polish their weapons, harass other members in the hallways, play cards with their staff, eat for free at the Capital dining room...looks like a blessing for some of these members (especially averse to working)...so glad Green was bumped but she may actually like it...

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vlyons

(10,252 posts)
2. They sit in their office and play "dialing for dollars"
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 05:00 PM
Feb 2021

I imagine that her staff will be looking for other jobs. Who would want to be a staffer to MTG with no committee assignments? Don't look to good on a staffer's resume.

haele

(12,645 posts)
3. Phone banking. If they're not working on committee or for their constituents, they're cold calling.
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 05:01 PM
Feb 2021

I saw some news thing on "Why is Congress Broken" a few years ago, and phone banking/soliciting funding was a major issue with Senators and House Critters who were expected to spend at least an hour calling for money pretty much on a daily basis to keep their committee standings.

Haele

House of Roberts

(5,168 posts)
4. You answered your own question,
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 05:03 PM
Feb 2021

they raise money. Since they have to not do it on Federal property, it saves them a lot of travel back and forth.

Botany

(70,483 posts)
6. Ah Marjorie we are gonna hve to move you down to storage room B.
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 05:11 PM
Feb 2021

Marjorie , we're gonna need to go ahead and move you downstairs into storage B. We have some new people coming in, and we need all the space we can get. So if you could go ahead and pack up your stuff and move it down there, that would be terrific, mmmKay?

underpants

(182,733 posts)
10. The Class of '94 and her experience at the gym
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 05:16 PM
Feb 2021

She was known to have open affairs when she owned the gym.

Class of ‘94 - multiple marriages fell apart. Republicans. They finally got to DC and it was party time. Both the men and the women.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
11. Many do not even bother to
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 05:21 PM
Feb 2021

attend Sessions of the House instead stay home and only attend if their vote is needed. Happen to know of two Dems years ago that never had Committee assignments and spent their time at home doing legal representations in Washington County Courts.

struggle4progress

(118,270 posts)
14. They make loud outraged noises, just like they would on committee.
Thu Feb 4, 2021, 07:15 PM
Feb 2021

But it doesn't waste as much committee time, and committee members don't need to worry as much about being shot by an angry wacko during mark-up

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