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Lochloosa

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33. I agree with the housing but think of the "uproar" that would cause.

Reply to exboyfil (Reply #32)

Fri May 16, 2014, 12:08 PM

May 2014

My relative actually sleeps in his office and showers in the gym. It was too expensive to rent an apartment and have a residence back home.

When he first got there, he shared an apartment with 3 other congressmen, but even that became expensive.

At one time he worked quite well with repugs...the last few years it has been almost impossible for him to find anyone with common goals on even uncontroversial items.

Sad.

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Yay! Bill would force members of Congress to fly coach [View all] babylonsister May 2014 OP

awwwwwwwwwwww~ sheshe2 May 2014 #1

Corporate planes are gonna be busy. lpbk2713 May 2014 #2

And the beat goes on. Sigh. nt babylonsister May 2014 #5

Ban Corporate Jets billhicks76 May 2014 #16

I would make them take Greyhound! William769 May 2014 #3

Hahaha! Me, too, a lot of them! nt babylonsister May 2014 #4

Greyhound is too upscale. Make them take the Fung Wah n/t DotGone May 2014 #8

I'd make them hitchhike with a sign around their neck that reads, "Member of Congress" Nuclear Unicorn May 2014 #37

You mean they don't! They should have all their traveling allowance taken Cha May 2014 #6

They all have to vote for it--think they will? Foxes watching the henhouse... nt MADem May 2014 #7

$4900 per week for travel? Hassin Bin Sober May 2014 #9

No kidding. Pisses me off. And where do their babylonsister May 2014 #12

Ted Cruz is over in Ukraine grifting right now. Your tax dollars at work! freshwest May 2014 #14

This is being penny-wise and pound-foolish Taitertots May 2014 #10

How do you figure? tritsofme May 2014 #18

Do you even know what my statement means? Taitertots May 2014 #34

I'd vote for that; let's see if they will Hekate May 2014 #11

$256K+ Perk plus $175K salary? Oh god, they really feel our pain, don't they? freshwest May 2014 #13

But members of Congress do more important stuff than the military like Benghazi. Kablooie May 2014 #15

If the future King of England can do it... 951-Riverside May 2014 #17

they had this law 20 or 30 years ago paulkienitz May 2014 #19

And then some people wonder why we get pissed at paying our federal taxes oneofthe99 May 2014 #20

They work for us. When is the last time YOUR employer sent you first class on a business trip? tofuandbeer May 2014 #21

never oneofthe99 May 2014 #22

OUCH! tofuandbeer May 2014 #23

My company will fly us business class for international flights hack89 May 2014 #29

They can still keep their insider trading though. nt valerief May 2014 #24

Ok and now for the "Rest of the Story".... Lochloosa May 2014 #25

Pardon me??? catnhatnh May 2014 #26

You are assuming that every member of Congress actually spends $256,000.00 per year. Lochloosa May 2014 #27

Want to bet on most of the other 534? hobbit709 May 2014 #31

You have two basic models exboyfil May 2014 #32

I agree with the housing but think of the "uproar" that would cause. Lochloosa May 2014 #33

So there's a good egg or two babylonsister May 2014 #30

My rep flies coach hack89 May 2014 #28

Raise their pay and make them RELOCATE their families to DC....OR SoCalDem May 2014 #35

I am not going to hold my breath waiting for the majority of congress to vote for it. nt ohnoyoudidnt May 2014 #36

535 x $256,574 = $137,267,090 /year. What a racket. And they complain about not being able to AlinPA May 2014 #38