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Kansas sr senator Pat Roberts owns many pieces of property in the DC and Virginia area while claiming to be a "resident" of Kansas while renting a room in Dodge City. (Which is a town made up primarily of meat packing and slaughtering and more hispanics live there than white people now. Its a total joke and something needs addressed on all these career politicians. Especially in the senate
The only elected person I ever knew of in office that never made Washington DC his home while serving in Congress was Dick Armey. He slept on a cot in the gym, and never did rent or own property in DC while in office.
Kansas sr senator Pat Roberts owns many pieces of property in the DC and Virginia area while claiming to be a "resident" of Kansas while renting a room in Dodge City. (Which is a town made up primarily of meat packing and slaughtering and more hispanics live there than white people now. Its a total joke and something needs addressed on all these career politicians. Especially in the senate
Bingo.
With a tiny few exceptions, they ALL stay unless they have serious business interests back home.
It just cracks me up when these folksy populist politicians from flyover country start railing against Washington...As if they're gonna go back to the family farm after they're done with elective office.
Truman left the White House, jumped on a train, and went back home to Missouri...broke.
The only elected person I ever knew of in office that never made Washington DC his home while serving in Congress was Dick Armey. He slept on a cot in the gym, and never did rent or own property in DC while in office.
Dick Armey never left either though.
He's still in D.C....making millions as a policy wonk.
Armey couldn't find Texas on a map if that was the only state on the page.
Yeah...he lived frugally as a congressman because he had to. Not anymore.
Yes what is even more sad is many that may actually lose in an election will stay in DC and then become a lobbyist because they know the system. Corruption at its "finest"
Yes what is even more sad is many that may actually lose in an election will stay in DC and then become a lobbyist because they know the system. Corruption at its "finest"
Already arranged before leaving office. Probably before they took office too Lol
Still can't believe that a poster dropped Dick Armey's name.
That guy is emblematic of the problem....Not the solution.
The only elected person I ever knew of in office that never made Washington DC his home while serving in Congress was Dick Armey. He slept on a cot in the gym, and never did rent or own property in DC while in office.
When VP Biden was a senator he rather famously took the train home at night to Delaware.
They all love it.... even guys like Coburn who wanted to clean it up. Some may want the gov to run more smoothly and efficiently, but they all love being the decision makers. Every last one of them volunteered for the job and fought tooth and nail against all the other volunteers - not a one of them hates it.
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