With all the hollow talk from D.C. Politicians about how the are working for "the American people", apparently some are more interested in just how big of a glutton they can be at the public feeding trough. Mind you, these are the same people that continually crow about the "American heroes" deployed in harm's way protecting our way of life . . . none that I know are living in $2500/month accommodations, they are sleeping on cots, in tents, onboard ships, etc. Yet these privileged elected officials feel that they deserve more comfortable living arrangements at taxpayer expense than an American serviceman or woman, separated from their family, deployed in a hostile fire zone, earning less than 30% than the bozos in the D.C. Legislature, and doing more to preserve the integrity of our nation.

What a selfish bozo.


Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) has just days left before he gets to return to his own bed in Utah, leaving his Capitol Hill office cot behind for good. But before he goes, Chaffetz has called for a $2,500 monthly housing stipend to help lawmakers afford living in D.C.

"Washington, D.C., is one of the most expensive places in the world, and I flat-out cannot afford a mortgage in Utah, kids in college, and a second place here in Washington, D.C.," Chaffetz told The Hill. "I think a $2,500 housing allowance would be appropriate and a real help to have at least a decent quality of life in Washington if you're going to expect people to spend hundreds of nights a year here."

Chaffetz agreed that $174,000 is a "handsome" salary for a congressman but added that the extra $30,000 a year would "allow the non-millionaires to participate and you would be able to have your spouse join you here. If I wasn't buying as many airline tickets, it would ultimately be less expensive."

A stipend of $2,500 a month would run taxpayers around $16 million a year if all 535 members of Congress received it. As of May 2017, the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in D.C. was $2,091 a month.

"I really do believe Congress would be much better served if there was a housing allowance for members of Congress," Chaffetz said, adding: "There are dozens upon dozens of members living in their offices, and I don't know how healthy that is long term."