Right, those poor legislators, being expected to legislate. Also, they can't simply rent a condo in suburban VA and drive into DC (or take public transit) like other working folk! But they're more than happy to withhold other civil servant's salaries while keeping their own. If they can't do their jobs, they shouldn't expect to be paid for being failures.

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And don't try to pretend that Schumer or Durbin don't have another home, other fancy digs. Or that they don't stay in 4 or 5 star hotels instead of a La Quinta Inn. Gah, do you even listen to how absurd and apologetic you sound, Dread?