Perhaps we should start sending Mr. Cummings lists of other specific examples of waste ($10 million for crystal glassware for the state department comes to mind; costs for trips for the FLOTUS...). Perhaps some of his constituents who work 2 jobs and get up at 4 a.m. to take the early bus are not all in favor of funding caviar for Mooshelle.
I think what the DemonRATS have realized is that, while the massive amount of government waste is almost incomprehensible to even the most intelligent among us, the low-information voter can understand a boondoggle meeting/conference. This is why they’re rushing to condemn the practice.