Dormitories for Members of Congress?

[longknife]

Of course it’s because of her that the idea pops up again. She can afford expensive clothes and shoes but whines about not being able to afford an apartment in D.C. [Don’t forget that a celebrity chef has already given her free room and board.]

“We hear stories of members literally living in their offices — among them is outgoing House Speaker Paul Ryan — to save money, or of other representatives living in houseboats or in group homes that resemble flophouses,” columnist Rory Cooper wrote.

Cooper advocated for a very specific plan that included building the dorm on a “mostly useless park” in the Capitol complex and the possibility of bipartisan roommate assignments.

“You’re much less likely to attack a fellow member on a cable news panel if you’re going to be splitting kitchen duties with them later that evening,” he wrote.

Will it be paid out of operating funds Congress already votes itself? Or will they want special funding for it? And, how much would MPs pay to stay there?

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[Damaged Eagle]

If she can't live within her means she should give up her seat at Congress or ask for a pay raise from her constituents... or perhaps she requires financial consoling.

*****SMILE*****

 

[Cecilie1200]

Of course it’s because of her that the idea pops up again. She can afford expensive clothes and shoes but whines about not being able to afford an apartment in D.C. [Don’t forget that a celebrity chef has already given her free room and board.]

“We hear stories of members literally living in their offices — among them is outgoing House Speaker Paul Ryan — to save money, or of other representatives living in houseboats or in group homes that resemble flophouses,” columnist Rory Cooper wrote.

Cooper advocated for a very specific plan that included building the dorm on a “mostly useless park” in the Capitol complex and the possibility of bipartisan roommate assignments.

“You’re much less likely to attack a fellow member on a cable news panel if you’re going to be splitting kitchen duties with them later that evening,” he wrote.

Will it be paid out of operating funds Congress already votes itself? Or will they want special funding for it? And, how much would MPs pay to stay there?

More @ The Idea of Building Dorms for Members of Congress Is Back. Here’s Why

At what point did we go from electing representatives because they were considered the smartest and most admirable members of the community, to sending helpless village idiots who can't house themselves?

 

[fncceo]

I support this idea...

 

[Dogmaphobe]

Cooper advocated for a very specific plan that included building the dorm on a “mostly useless park”

Well, there is certainly a poetic justice to the idea.

Where else would one want to house mostly useless people, anyway?

 

[Darkwind]

I support this idea...

House them with the asylum seekers from Honduras until they get a proper hearing. I would also hold them responsible for knowing the exact whereabouts of their bunkies at all times.

 

[Polishprince]

If Congress is filled with people who can't figure out how to have a pot to piss in with their $175,000 a year salary, its not a wonder why the national debt is as large it is.

But I'd have no problem with erecting tents on the national mall for the congress people to sleep in. Maybe put in a soup kitchen for Congress to get their meals.

Joseph Arpaio built a similar tent city in Maricopa County, Arizona and is now no longer serving as America's sheriff. Maybe he could be recruited by the President to design the project?