Lousy food, low pay … lawmakers testify (gripe) about working on Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill is a terrible place to work — That’s the lasting impression one might have after listening to lawmakers this week discussing the budget for Congress at a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing.
Here are some of complaints and concerns the lawmakers debated at the session:
— Low wages for aides
— How crummy and expensive the food is in the cafeterias.
— The vulnerability of House garages to a terrorism attack.
– How security precautions make it a pain for staff to navigate the workplace.
— The need to update the electronic voting system in the House chamber (Keep in mind that an accurate tabulation of voting on the House is the quintessence of the entire enterprise).
— Nobody knowing how many lawmakers carry firearms into the Capitol complex, perhaps increasing safety risks.
— The convenience store in the Longworth House Office Building and in women’s restrooms.
— Whether women should be charged for the aforementioned feminine hygiene products in the House.
Damn, sounds like the griping I heard when I worked out on the factory floor. Hmm, which means they view their congressional duties as a job. Correct me if I’m wrong, but the Founding Fathers never intended for elected officials to view their duties as a job/livelihood. Another thought, in the business world if you mismanaged resources like congress-critters do, you would find yourself on the outside looking in.
It’s a very well-paid job/livelihood, not even counting graft. They can buy their own damned tampons.
off topic– you may get a kick out of “artisanal firewood”–/www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBb9O-aW4zI firewood being important to your life.. I enclose the address, can’t seem to embed the actual video in these comments.
Is it this one? 🙂