Exactly! That's why I'm in favor of:
1. All Congressmen must work from their districts.
2. Congress shall meet for two months a year only.
Our Congresscritters will then have lots of time to do what we elected them to do: Represent us.
Amen
With modern conferencing and other technology, there is no need for 100 Senators or 435 Representatives, their staff, Capital police, etc., to live and work in the Washington, DC, area. Keep the Capitol for a few ceremonies, and convert it into a museum. Let the perfumed princes and princesses live in their home districts or states.