[Atlas Sneezed]

There is no good reason for taxpayers to foot the bill for private, catered flights for any members of Congress. These people should fly on the same commercial flights the rest of us use at their own expense - never mind the lame rationales about the House Speaker's position in the line of succession if anything happens to the president. Members of Congress are elected representatives of the people, not US aristocracy.

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Amen. If they don't like the commute, they shouldn't apply for the job. There are plenty wwho would take the position without the perks.

And the Speaker is as replaceable as any citizen (which would be minimally disruptive of our goverment, compared to an emergency change of power in the White House.)

[Dante3]

Ditto.

Seems Queen Nancy could make at least some sacrifice for the environment.

[Las Vegas Ron]

"These people should fly on the same commercial flights the rest of us use at their own expense " I agree with you on the commercial flights. But when I am sent out of town on a business trip, my employer pays the way. Seems to me the states should pay for the costs associated with sending their reps to Washington. Ti would be interesting to see how constituents would react to their Senators or Reps demanding these kind of expensive perks.

[True Republican Patriot]

An empty Speaker's seat would be a Blessing from Heaven given what this one is turning out to be!