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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Sequester nearly starving staffers

Whitewing

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Automatic federal cuts are bringing staffers to the brink of starvation, suggested Debbie Wasserman Schultz, at a recent House Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee hearing.

Restaurants on the House side of Congress are increasing in cost so much that aides are being “priced out” of a good meal, she said, as Fox News reported. The comments came by way of a discussion about the impacts of the sequester on lawmakers’ office budgets. Rep. Jim Moran said he may be forced to lay off a staffer — and then Ms. Wasserman Schultz weighed in with her tale of hard times.

Just to clarify: An 8-ounce bowl of Ham and Bean soup at the Cannon Office Building’s carry-out café costs $2. A gourmet wrap or sliced bread sandwich sells for about $5. And in the Longworth Building’s sit-down cafeteria, a serving of stuffed chicken, asparagus and mashed potatoes sells for about $7, Fox News finds.

Meanwhile, Ms. Wasserman Schultz’s staffers earn between $60,000 and $160,000 per year, Fox News reports.

:roll:
 

Tam

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Staffers are starving while the Obama's are taking separate vacations.

BTW did you hear according to Charlie Rangel millions of US children are dieing due to "assault rifles". :wink:
 

Tam

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After Debbie got caught bold face lieing during the Democrat Convention one would think the Dems would have muzzled her and buried her so far in a backroom that we would never have to witness that airhead again but I guess we are not so lucky. :roll:
 
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