A freshman representative has no power. They are barely paid enough to maintain two residences (one in DC and one in their home district). As freshman they get little in the way of spiff. The only thing between them getting re-elected and being a one term Representative is the DNC. Their main role in Congress is to provide a body to be counted in the Democrat column.
The odds are against any first term Representative getting a chapter in the next volume of PROFILE IN COURAGE is close to zero.
The only way a Democrat votes against impeachment is if Pelosy gives the okay, otherwise they will do as they are told.
Remember members of the house do not represent the voters, they represent the lobbyist that pay them.
“”They are barely paid enough to maintain two residences (one in DC and one in their home district).””
Oh! Please! At nearly $175,000 per annum....don’t believe for a second that they are honest on their taxes so taxes aren’t going to take much of a chunk out of that. They are no doubt guaranteed no second look at their tax returns so anything goes as far as those are concerned. Anyone with an ounce of sense isn’t going to be in DC a few days a week every year and obligate themselves with high rents. Who says they have to live in DC? OH! My! There’s transportation to consider then. Poor babies!
As I remarked on a thread yesterday my husband and I never had income (profit) like that to report and we owned our own business. I would bet we are not the only ones to have managed on much less!
Remember members of the house do not represent the voters, they represent the lobbyist that pay them.****
Yep, good point.
#Swamp dwellers. If they want to stay, it’s lockstep all the way.