return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agoRepublican Suggests Americans Who Can’t Afford Steak and Lobster for July 4th ‘Don’t Work as Hard as I Do’www.commondreams.orgexternal-linkmessage-square42linkfedilinkarrow-up1312arrow-down14cross-posted to: usa@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1308arrow-down1external-linkRepublican Suggests Americans Who Can’t Afford Steak and Lobster for July 4th ‘Don’t Work as Hard as I Do’www.commondreams.orgreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square42linkfedilinkcross-posted to: usa@lemmy.ml
minus-squareBrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·2 months agoIn 2025 Congress almost met fewer days in 2025 than they have in a decade (2nd only to 2021 during COVID). Conservatively I work 240 days per year and their average is about 125.
minus-squareNot_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoThat’s unfair, sitting in Congress is only part of the job. They also have to have steak and lobster dinners with other even richer assholes.
minus-squareOldChicoAle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoAh yes legal bribery, I mean, lobbying.
In 2025 Congress almost met fewer days in 2025 than they have in a decade (2nd only to 2021 during COVID). Conservatively I work 240 days per year and their average is about 125.
That’s unfair, sitting in Congress is only part of the job. They also have to have steak and lobster dinners with other even richer assholes.
Ah yes legal bribery, I mean, lobbying.