The cost of Democrat jet travel alone for hogs like Pelosi and Michelle would be slashed to smithereens if government officials had to take a military HOV air "bus", get off at various hubs and take the final hop by small plane. The dorm idea is also perfect. They could use the former Walter Reed buildings and go to work on the DC bus system with the locals. LOL! I'd pay to see that!
“... set up dorms ..”
Give them term limits!! All of their BS would pop - a balloon that needs to happen and soon or we’re screwed.
Commercial air travel only, except for an emergency session which would be by first available aircraft. But let's take Pelosi for example - she effective conscripted a US military jet for her personal use while she was Speaker. I missed where that was an enumerated power - but while I disagree in the first place with the conscription, I find it inexcusable that it was simply used to avoid using commercial air travel.
To put it more straightforward, I have far less objection to the Speaker of the House having the use of a military plane to travel from district to district to talk with members. But that wasn't the use, it was used to simply avoid using commercial air options - that's embezzlement. And the only 'police' to go after such abuse is the same body that elected her Speaker.