Article from Town Hall by Beth Baumann.
Democratic Congressman Bennie Thompson (MS) introduced HR 5845, known as the No Couches for Congress Act, which would force taxpayers to subsidize living expenses for members of Congress.
If passed, the legislation would bar members of Congress from using “Member’s, Delegate’s, or Resident Commissioner’s office for personal overnight accommodations, and may not use official resources of the House, including employees of the House, to support the use of such office for such purpose.”
The bill also amends the tax code to allow members of Congress to use their homes in Washington, D.C. as a tax write off. They would be allowed to write off living expenses up to $3,000 per month.
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Thay don’t need a tax right off that want more but do not want to give. That’s just how the Democrats are. Take but no give
Ditto DaviDaaviDavid
Thay don’t need a tax right off that want more but do not want to give. That’s just how the Democrats are. Take but no give
All of Congress has FAT salaries they will get for the rest of their lives, the BEST healthcare there is, etc. They should pay their own way like the rest of us. It really galls me that they are robbing the taxpayers blind. Must be nice to vote your own salaries, healthcare, etc. They should only get 1 term and go back to regular life like it was intended to be. The majority of them are crooks because they stay too long.
Amen to that!!
They are the most overpaid bath of losers in this country
Too bad they have to pay their own living expenses. Get to work, and do what is right for the country. Stop being obstructionists or go home, and get a job. Let someone else who loves our country, come to Washington, and work to make “America Great Again.”
If you can’t afford a place yo live, share with someone else to cut your expenses.
Remember what John F. Kennedy said, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” That should be true for every American, in these dangerous times.
Kennedy was the last of the good democrats.
We need a bill like the Howard- Jarvis Prop 13. Puts limits on their salaries and deductible living expenses. All personal expenses are out of pocket. Like those set for a Manufacturer’s Rep or Agent.
That little black boy needs to go to hell.
I would favor building a tent city for Congress people and take away their housing allowance at least for everyone under 60…lots of nice parks where they can sleep overnights in their cars, etc…
Then don’t take retirement
I have a better idea, FIND ANOTHER JOB, you leech.
I wouldn’t mind the cost of these turds if they actually did the job that We the People sent them to Washington to do. They spend more in recess then they do on the job. Perhaps they read their contract wrong, they got the vacation time and the work time mixed up.
These professional politicians will nevr enact any type of Term Limit so we the Voters must do it for them. If they do not do the job that WE want vote them out, and if the new guy doesn’t do the job vote them out to, sooner or later they will get the idea that they work for US and they are supposed to represent US, no their own interests. As Donald Trump the Business Man would say, “Your Fired”
Dang free loading Democrats! All they can think of is how to steal taxpayer money for their personal use! They are the slimiest, most conniving POS in the world. And they complain the most because they cannot have everything that isn’t theirs already. Vote them all out. They are trash.
They make roughly 174,000 per year. Let them pay for their own housing. We are talking about people who are at work probably 6 months a year. Of those six months, they do very little.
Politicians already make lavish sums in a myriad of ways. Shut this democrat cretin down. Nor more money for elected officials. They don’t fulfill their promises so they shouldn’t be rewarded for it.
This is bullshut! We the taxpayers already fund enough for the benefits of those who represent us in Congress. We do not force these people to run for Congress. That is a choice they made all on their own! I for one will be writing to my Congressional representatives to voice my opposition to this bill. I will also be following this up with a letter to the President to say that if by some miracle this bill makes it to his desk, it requires a veto!