Unlike other representatives who feel entitled to government issues Mercedes.
There’s a difference between being frugal and being cheap. Frugal would be getting a small studio appartment to sleep in during weeknights. Cheap is sleeping on a cot in your office.
An office is provided as a place to conduct the people’s business, not as a temporary bedroom. Turning an office room into a makeshift bedroom creates extra work for the janitorial staff, leaves a bad impression for visitors, and creates awkward situations for the Congressman’s staffers who are often expected to work late nights or early mornings. Also, you can bet that the staffers, who make much less money and are also expected to travel between the home district and DC, are not afforded the same opportunity to save on housing costs.
“...The building also has a gym with a shower room, where Chaffetz starts his day about 5:45 each morning....”
Lies, lies. There is no real work done there. Never has. Never will be.
Why do you think our under-achievers are so eager to get the position?
Things like this were a regular occurence in the House GOP back in the 90’s.