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BumRushDaShow

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22. The fact that they even used "at least"

Reply to onenote (Reply #21)

Tue Nov 26, 2024, 02:13 PM

Nov 26

should have clued you on the "estimating" since this is obviously a fluid situation, with 45 pulling people for appointee positions.

In a related example, am also keeping an eye on people like Raúl M. Grijalva, who was diagnosed with cancer and missed much of this past year's session.

My own Congressman Dwight Evans had a stroke this past May and also missed a number of votes, although he easily got re-elected as he was unopposed in what has often been dubbed one of the bluest districts in the country - currently PA-3 (previously PA-2) (I sat in on his "telephone townhall" call last week).

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Private-sector paydays threaten Mike Johnson's House majority [View all] BumRushDaShow Nov 26 OP

I never thought about congresscritters feeling the paycheck pinch jmbar2 Nov 26 #1

In Washington, DC... GB_RN Nov 26 #2

It would be especially hard when there is so much changeover every election jmbar2 Nov 26 #4

Two Years Ago... GB_RN Nov 26 #5

Wow - didn't think of the impact on young and nonaffluent reps jmbar2 Nov 26 #6

Yeah, It's Not Easy... GB_RN Nov 26 #7

If someone in DC that breaks their back working in retail or the service industry can afford something so can they. cstanleytech Nov 26 #23

At least some of this is straight-out racism FakeNoose Nov 26 #26

Sorry, But NOT All Of Them Are Rolling In Money... GB_RN Nov 26 #28

Ok, let's say that their shelling out 3k for rent and 2500 for utilities and food for total of 33000 a year. cstanleytech Nov 26 #30

I Have No Problem With That. GB_RN Nov 26 #31

Ya but even then with that much money leftover after paying for DC they shouldn't have any problems there. cstanleytech Nov 26 #32

The formatting is part of the axios article.... reACTIONary Nov 26 #8

Axios does that type of formatting normally, so I try to match their formatting for the copy/paste BumRushDaShow Nov 26 #11

They should quit then. AltairIV Nov 26 #3

My Step-Brother is a Congressman. He's is an accomplished lawyer. Lochloosa Nov 26 #10

I'll take a wild guess that he's a Democrat mountain grammy Nov 26 #17

Die Hard Democrat. He's one of the good ones. I'll pass it on. Lochloosa Nov 26 #18

Who is paying Bobo for pep talks? IronLionZion Nov 26 #9

Prolly a $250 peep show johnnyfins Nov 26 #13

Certainly a positive situation to look forward to. But don't the Dems have the same situation? Fla Dem Nov 26 #12

But Uglicans are more eager to sell their principles for cash, so more of them likely to leave. eppur_se_muova Nov 26 #19

Only Republicans Diraven Nov 26 #29

bobo was doing pep talks on cameo? orleans Nov 26 #14

If I win the $400M+ Mega lottery, here's my plan SpankMe Nov 26 #15

The Axios summary of the departures from the House the past two years has a couple of errors onenote Nov 26 #16

You missed some of the point of the article and the fact that the 118th Congress is STILL in session BumRushDaShow Nov 26 #20

Thanks for the update and for confirming that the Axios article contained errors. onenote Nov 26 #21

The fact that they even used "at least" BumRushDaShow Nov 26 #22

The article definitely could have used a better editor. onenote Nov 26 #24

All of the news sites lack good editors BumRushDaShow Nov 26 #27

Here's an idea...... moose65 Nov 26 #25