[robroys woman]

Supply and demand, dude.

[rockrr]

Someone call the Waambulance

[pgkdan]

“Washington is too expensive,” said Rep. Dan Donovan (R-SI)

Where the heck is SI?

[wally_bert]

Color me unsympathetic.

[ptsal]

Move into Harry Reid's old quarters at the hotel and have the bribes campaign donations slipped under the door. /sarc

[Ancesthntr]

Boo f’ing hoo.

I’m all for the construction of a Congressional Dormitory in a cheaper area of DC, or in northern VA. They will have a safe building, private bathrooms (equivalent to the average in the nation), a small kitchen, and a cable hook-up. Oh, and their salaries get cut by $25,000/year to pay for it.

Don’t like it? Then retire, @sswipes.

[marron]

They are making a decent wage for a decent town in America. But in DC, one of the highest priced places in the country, while maintaining the family back home, impossible.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Easy solution.

Let’s have a Congressional apartment building, paid for by us taxpayers, for them to live in. It might even be like a college dorm with food service available. But let’s provide them a place to.live, if some of them really can’t afford Washington housing costs.

And deduct rent from their Congressional paychecks every payday.

[TomGuy]

How many $$$millions do they get each term for ‘incidentals’ and ‘accessories’?

[marron]

So some of these guys bunk up with other congressmen, or sleep in their offices.

Of course, some of them get discounted apartments from lobbyists, or are independently wealthy, so some of them don’t have that problem.

[mbarker12474]

I’m sympathetic, but more sympathetic to their staff.

Do staff members sleep in the offices used by the House and Senate also?

Washington D.C. is indeed an expensive place to live.

[Sgt_Schultze]

Build a friggin' dorm.
Include housing in said dorm as part of the compensation.
That will eliminate per diem reimbursements or housing payments. It can be very lavish, who cares?

Otherwise, absolutely ZERO allowance for personal residences or offsets for MD or VA pols who drive to work.

[robroys woman]

I think one of the reasons there is such a push for a higher minimum wage is that raising the wage floor is very price inflationary. For some reason, real estate prices on the coasts are skyrocketing while wages are not.

[KavMan]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA these IDIOTS make $174,000 per year!!!!

[fella]

Years ago Dick Army from Texas did that and the RATs passed a special rule to make him stop.

It might be best if each state established an embassy in D.C. where their Senators, Representative and other dignitaries could stay for free. Making them a little beholden to the people they claim to represent.

[dljordan]

Don’t they have public housing in DC? Better call HUD.

[Howie66]

Well. Perhaps these “poor souls” should find employment in their hometowns? Their living arrangements are of no concern to me.

[Buckeye McFrog]

I would propose building a trailer park next-door to Obama’s new digs.

[Voltage]

Stay in your district and vote remotely via a secure system. Being closer to the people your represent would be a big plus!

[Nailbiter]

making the case tasty at home - only travel to DC when legislation needs be voted.
Closer to constituents - farther away from lobbyist and evils of swamp