Rep. Wasserman says House members starving due to budget cuts

[BAllen]

http://foxnewsinsider.com/2013/03/23/rep-debbie-wasserman-schultz-worried-about-near-starving-staffers-as-a-result-of-budget-cuts/

Poor things. :(

[acptulsa]

What, they don't know how to apply for food stamps? Or does their alternative source of income (alias lobbyist money) disqualify them?

[phill4paul]

"Being priced out of being able to actually eat a high quality meal should not be one of the challenges that they face.”

They are fucking STAFFERS! Eat a goddamned Quarter Pounder w/ fries.

A staff ASSISTANT makes $30k a year. Sure It's not the "bees knees" but it ain't a bad life either.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_staff

Title Average House Annual Salary (2000) Average Senate Annual Salary (2000) Average House Annual Salary (2009) House Staffers with Title (2009) Description
Chief of staff $97,619 $116,573 $120,051.55 399 "Runs the office and is the Member's top political advisor."[1]
Deputy chief of staff $84,346.63 291
Legislative director $61,075 $91,438 $72,137.79 306 "Plans legislative initiatives and strategies; supervises other legislative staff."[1]
Senior legislative assistant $57,133.94 101
Legislative assistant $37,321 $48,276 $43,189.28 773 "Specializes in specific issues, monitoring bills and committee meetings in those areas; drafts floor statements and responses to constituent mail."[1]
Legislative correspondent $26,745 $25,226 $31,951.03 347 "Answers all constituent communications; drafts routine responses."[1]
Press secretary/
communications director $45,301 $65,362
Press secretary $50,524.05 164
Communications director $58,359.05 207
District representative $45,758.97 142
Executive/personal assistant $41,068 $50,000 $51,339.82 136 "Right-hand to the Member; in many cases also the scheduler."[1]
Office manager $44,009 $57,330 "Supervises support staff; manages official accounts; buys/maintains equipment."[1]
Scheduler $41,344.56 140
Computer systems/mail manager $30,205 $39,612 "Maintains the computer network and correspondence management system."[1]
State/district director $61,152 $73,872 $84,346.63 291 "Heads home state office(s); political liaison to local community."[1]
Deputy district director $61,389.93 73
Projects/grants coordinator $37,300 $44,000 "Seeks federal funding for District/State projects and institutions."[1]
Caseworker $31,341 $29,980 $40,898.49 307
Constituent services representative $38,872.48 145
Staff assistant $29,890.54 1072
Congressional aide $39,906.24 123
Field representatives $40,138.49 266
Legislative counsel

[angelatc]

Maybe they should go work for Rand Paul. He managed to give back a big chunk of his budget, so it's probable that he didn't have to cut anything.

Much like Nancy Pelosi, Wasserman-Schulz personifies everything wrong with America. She just opens her mouth and makes noise, with absolutely no concern about the accuracy of her random utterances. She's a big mouthed, pushy bully.

[matt0611]

lol poor babies

[Anti Federalist]

My heart pumps purple piss for them.

[CaseyJones]

her staffers make from 60K to 160K a year ,she is an idiot. can we please get people who know how to make a f***ing budget on the hill?

[phill4paul]

her staffers make from 60K to 160K a year ,she is an idiot. can we please get people who know how to make a f***ing budget on the hill?

She doesn't make a budget. Her Appropriation staffers do. ;) Then she signs off on it.

[ClydeCoulter]

My heart pumps purple piss for them.

^^Not a good thing to do to yourself :)

[heavenlyboy34]

:rolleyes: Cry me a fucking river. Nothing in this report indicates that Schultz can't donate food/money to her staff. Didn't she vote to give herself and the congress critters a raise? Take that money and give it to teh staffers.

[kathy88]

Broads with hyphenated names make my ass twitch.

[Occam's Banana]

Now, there's a "first-world problems" meme if ever there was one ...

[jkr]

But not her....

http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4815823200845948&pid=1.7&w=154&h=151&c=7&rs=1

for yo lil black heart deBBie

[fr33]

I feel comfortable saying that nobody Debbie has ever hired ever remotely came close to real hunger. The odds are some, if not most, are overweight.

[Lucille]

As if all the taxes she agitates for-and gets-have nothing to do with it. She voted against auditing the Fed (http://www.theburningplatform.com/?p=51830), right?

[jkr]

http://buelahman.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/isopod.jpeg

[oyarde]

http://foxnewsinsider.com/2013/03/23/rep-debbie-wasserman-schultz-worried-about-near-starving-staffers-as-a-result-of-budget-cuts/

Poor things. :( Get back with me when she is, that would be progress.

[HOLLYWOOD]

As if all the taxes she agitates for-and gets-have nothing to do with it. She voted against auditing the Fed (http://www.theburningplatform.com/?p=51830), right?Let's remind everyone Debbie Wasserman-Schultz was appointed as chair House legislative Budget sub-committee, with consecutive DOUBLE DIGIT percentage increases to the house budgets. Remember the $200 Million to reSOD the National Mall. Another Debbie attempt at spending...

Gesus this Wasserman-Schultz has no problem spending taxpayer money/creating debt/devaulate the people's money-INFLATION

Her spending record: http://www.ontheissues.org/FL/Debbie_Wasserman_Schultz.htm

Google all the Haitian and Jubilee Acts Wasserman-schultz voted yes, $10s of billions over the years.
"To Preserve and Expand Debt Cancellation for Poor Countries"


Voted YES on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
Cover child resident aliens under Medicaid and SCHIP. (May 2005)
Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Nov 2007)
Voted YES on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance. (Jul 2006)
Voted YES on $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges. (Mar 2006)
Voted YES on $23B instead of $4.9B for waterway infrastructure. (Nov 2007)
Voted YES on extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Oct 2008)
Voted YES on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 2008)
Voted YES on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Mar 2007)
Voted YES on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Jan 2007)
Voted YES on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program. (Jul 2009)
Voted YES on protecting free-roaming horses and burros. (Jul 2009)
Voted YES on environmental education grants for outdoor experiences. (Sep 2008)
Voted YES on $9.7B for Amtrak improvements and operation thru 2013. (Jun 2008)
Voted YES on increasing AMTRAK funding by adding $214M to $900M. (Jun 2006)
Let illegal alien children attend school. (Mar 2009)
Voted YES on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets. (Sep 2008)
Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (May 2008)
Voted YES on tax incentives for renewable energy. (Feb 2008)
Voted YES on investing in homegrown biofuel. (Aug 2007)
Voted YES on supporting democratic institutions in Pakistan. (Jun 2009)
Voted YES on cooperating with India as a nuclear power. (Sep 2008)
Voted YES on deterring foreign arms transfers to China. (Jul 2005)
Voted NO on reforming the UN by restricting US funding. (Jun 2005
The Iraq war diverted our efforts in fighting terrorism. (Nov 2004)
Voted NO on banning armed forces in Libya without Congressional approval. (Jun 2011)
Voted YES on investigating Bush impeachment for lying about Iraq. (Jun 2008)
Voted YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq starting in 90 days. (May 2007)


Voted NO on terminating the Home Affordable mortgage Program. (Mar 2011)
Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009)
Voted YES on modifying bankruptcy rules to avoid mortgage foreclosures. (Mar 2009)
Voted YES on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package. (Jan 2009)
Voted YES on monitoring TARP funds to ensure more mortgage relief. (Jan 2009)
Voted YES on $15B bailout for GM and Chrysler. (Dec 2008)
Voted YES on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy. (Sep 2008)
Voted YES on defining "energy emergency" on federal gas prices. (Jun 2008)
Voted YES on revitalizing severely distressed public housing. (Jan 2008)
Voted YES on regulating the subprime mortgage industry. (Nov 2007)
Member of House Budget Committee. (Mar 2011)


Voted YES on Senate pay raise. (Jun 2009)
Require insurance companies to cover mammograms at age 40. (Nov 2009)


Extend health care to every uninsured child and young adult. (Nov 2004)
Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (Apr 2011)
Voted NO on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund. (Apr 2011)
Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Apr 2009)
Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008)
Voted YES on giving mental health full equity with physical health. (Mar 2008)
Voted YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids. (Jan 2008)
Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Oct 2007)
Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Jan 2007)
Voted NO on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay. (Feb 2006)
Provide mental health services for older Americans. (May 2005)
Establish a national childhood cancer database. (Mar 2007)
Require insurers to cover breast cancer treatment. (Jan 2011)

http://www.ontheissues.org/images/s080_010.gif
Debbie Wasserman Schultz is a Hard-Core Liberal.

[tangent4ronpaul]

Hay guys, you are being a little hard here... I mean despite them earning at least twice of what average Americans make a year, lets face it - those DC area 5 star restaurants are expensive. When you are paying $80-120 a plate, any cut in your discretionary spending hurts.

Poor staffers... :rolleyes:

-t

[Henry Rogue]

Cry me a river. If they don't like it, they should get a job.

[fr33]

Get back with me when she is, that would be progress.

haha yeah. She can cry me a river. If the government is starving, liberty is thriving.

[kcchiefs6465]

Good.

[oyarde]

Hay guys, you are being a little hard here... I mean despite them earning at least twice of what average Americans make a year, lets face it - those DC area 5 star restaurants are expensive. When you are paying $80-120 a plate, any cut in your discretionary spending hurts.

Poor staffers... :rolleyes:

-t

Prices for fine dining should be rising this summer ...

[SpicyTurkey]

:rolleyes: Cry me a fucking river.

Cry me a river.

haha yeah. She can cry me a river.

Interesting...

[oyarde]

Interesting...

:) I noticed it too , I like it .

[kcchiefs6465]

Interesting...
Cry me a river.

[devil21]

It's expensive to live in the DC area, no doubt. I used to scrape by paycheck to paycheck on $70k a year living in a Northern VA suburb. No shit.

I'm sure most staffers come from loaded and connected families and are not "starving" though.

Hey Debbie, offer them some personal charity! You can afford it. Better than making the rest of us pay for dinner for some Harvard grad that drafts your Rights stealing legislation.

[cheapseats]

Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is a LIAR. I fucking HATE fucking liars.



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[cheapseats]

Americans have been tightening their own budgets and cutting back for years, and now it’s their elected members of Congress who are feeling the strain. That’s according to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), who suggested that staffers are starving thanks to sequester cuts.

Wasserman Schultz said, “We have to come together and promote initiatives that improve the quality of life in the House of Representatives.”

She went on to say, “We already have employees who are making a sacrifice to engage in public service as a career choice. Being priced out of being able to actually eat a high quality meal should not be one of the challenges that they face.”


Wasserman-Schultz is LYING again.

Wasserman-Schultz "represents" FLORIDA, where Rand trails Jeb & Marco, who both trail Hillary, by a lot.

It is not a SMEAR campaign when it is true, when the SMEARED provide the schmutz.

SEPARATING ONE FROM THE HERD werks purty good fer big cats. I seen it on teevee.

Write letters to editors, call in on talk radio, inundate social media with complaints about CHRONIC CONSEQUENCE-FREE CASUAL LYING by elected officials, singling out forked-tongue big-mouth Wasserman-Schultz.

[cheapseats]

Wasserman-Schultz is LYING again.

Wasserman-Schultz "represents" FLORIDA, where Rand trails Jeb & Marco, who both trail Hillary, by a lot.

It is not a SMEAR campaign when it is true, when the SMEARED provide the schmutz.

SEPARATING ONE FROM THE HERD werks purty good fer big cats. I seen it on teevee.

Write letters to editors, call in on talk radio, inundate social media with complaints about CHRONIC CONSEQUENCE-FREE CASUAL LYING by elected officials, singling out forked-tongue big-mouth Wasserman-Schultz.


"There is no honor among thieves."

If a wave of SCREW YOU rises up "outta nowhere" against Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, for the BODACIOUS AUDACITY of whining about Political Class earnings, I think we will NOT see other Congress Members flock to her defense. I think they will let her twist in the wind.

That leaves Obama to pronounce HELL OF A JOB, like Gee Dub with ol' Brownie.

And Obama's the one who lately executive-ordered RAISES for Congress.

Obama gives raises to Congress as regular Americans tumble over the fiscal cliff:
http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/politics-blue-collar/2012/dec/31/obama-gives-raises-congress-regular-americans-tumb/

[jbauer]

Is it illegal to mail tea to their office? Or maybe cake? Let them eat cake?

[cheapseats]

Is it illegal to mail tea to their office? Or maybe cake? Let them eat cake?


Cupcakes.

[jbauer]

Cry me a river.

EPA would be all over your ass for polluting the environment with your salty tears. probably worthy of the death sentence

[jbauer]

Cupcakes.

I serious we should send the cake. My question would be is it illegal to let them eat cake? Would that be a threat?

[cheapseats]

I serious we should send the cake. My question would be is it illegal to let them eat cake? Would that be a threat?


I'm serious, too.

It is NOT illegal, so long as cake or whatever..."PERISHABLES"...are truly and purely whatever legal perishable they purport to be. For obvious reasons, POISONED and also ROTTEN are outta bounds.

Just THINK of all the fruitcakes that have been sent to CONVEY YULETIDE SPIRIT. Evidence in millions of pantries, year-round.

Sending cupcakes to Whiner & Liar Wasserman-Schultz constitutes SENDING A MESSAGE.

Nay-sayers may logically say IT'S NOT LIKE MAIL ADDRESSED TO THEM JUST LANDS IN THEIR OFFICES, and that is true.

But it lands SOMEWHERE. Once again, as ever. NUMBERS MATTER.

20 or 25 cupcakes get thrown in the trash. 2,500 gets more complicated. 25,000 cupcakes? It is difficult to imagine that SOMEONE wouldn't pull the ol' See Something/Say Something.

All these "anonymous sources" and people who speak "on condition of anonymity" maintain self-importance by furnishing "tips".

Generally speaking, a critical mass of people suddenly doing the same unusual thing garners Press.

[bolil]

Says the spouse of a banker.

[2young2vote]

This woman's stupidity makes me angry.

[cheapseats]

This woman's stupidity makes me angry.


Angry enough to do WHAT?

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/MovieSpeeches/moviespeechnetwork3.html

I'll peg 2young2vote + 2007 Join Date as early twenties? Say what you will about Baby Boomers dropping the ball, but there was a BROAD swath in the middle . . . Upper Middle Class, Middle Class and Lower Middle Class . . . that had a pretty good time for a pretty long while, in view of probable life spans.

NEVER is when I or anyone I knew ever worried about roof over head, food on table, medical care, bigger shoes as needed. COLLEGE was affordable.

That's not the story for YOU. Now there are HAVE's, HAVE NOT's and WORKING POOR.

IF Americans would take their own government in hand, the charge will NOT be led by Boomers on the verge of collecting Social Security.

[cheapseats]

Gamers Ship 400 Cupcakes to BioWare in Protest of Mass Effect 3

MIKE KAYATTA | 27 MARCH 2012 2:34 PM

It's commonly held that the pen is mightier than the sword, but a new group of fund-raising protesters seeks to prove that the cupcake is mightier than both.

In a maneuver that's as surprising as it is saccharine, one player unhappy with Mass Effect 3's controversial ending has organized and executed what I'm just going to call a "cupcakening." After raising $1000 on the BioWare forums, user LoganKey partnered with a local bakery to produce 400 cupcakes and ship them to BioWare's offices in Edmonton, Canada.

The natural next question is, of course, "why," and the answer is well ... interesting? Essentially, the cupcakes have been iced in three different colors, but all taste the same. See where this is going?...



http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/116530-Gamers-Ship-400-Cupcakes-to-BioWare-in-Protest-of-Mass-Effect-3

[Seraphim]

Get a productive job then. I hear there are a lot of hungry people. Get on a damn tractor.

[cheapseats]

I said cupcakes because they are smaller/cheaper than the cake of LET THEM EAT CAKE...also frillier and fussier (GIRLIER), with an extra-large dollop of super-sugary frosting on top (MORE FATTENING/LESS HEALTHY/INSULT TO INJURY).

[How does that make sense: the resurrection of the CUPCAKE, concurrent with the demise of HOSTESS?]

But I also said cupcakes in THIS spirit:


The BCS Formula: cupcakes and home fields

...“There was a stat from Sporting News last year that said 23 percent of the games SEC teams played were against I-AA opponents and that Big Ten teams played 21 percent of their games against I-AA schools. There is clearly a way to maximize your chances to make it to the BCS title game and that’s to play a bunch of cupcakes.”...

http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/the-bcs-formula-cupcakes-and-home-fields/nQnBm/


It is OFF THE CHARTS for a member of Congress...A MILLIONAIRE'S CLUB...to even hint that Washingtonians should be better paid.

The Ron Paul ground game of yore could put a hitch in her giddy-up.

[cheapseats]

TEA would be cheaper/easier than cupcakes, but also easier to discard (OR USE).

[acptulsa]

You'd think if the lady was all that worried about it, she'd let them go have lunch with her lobbyists in her stead. They might have to eat standing up, but if they're that hungry I don't think they'd mind. Certainly the lobbyists don't scrimp on the 'high quality meals'.

[cheapseats]

...But, you know, there are people here who have nothing better to do than try, and can see nothing better to try. And unless and until you can stand up and say, 'Don't try that, try this!' you should get used to being ignored. Because for some of us, 'Don't try anything is not an option....

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?409139-Is-a-certain-active-member-damaging-the-movement-started-by-Ron-Paul/page4

[cheapseats]

ImplausibleEndeavors ‏@MindOfMo 7h
@DWStweets: You LIED about #AmbassadorMichaelOren slamming GOP. You LIE about financial hardship of Congressional staffers. YOU ARE A LIAR.


ImplausibleEndeavors ‏@MindOfMo 1h
If this were funny, #WassermanSchultz whining for higher Washingtonian wages would be HILARIOUS. As things are, I hope she gets PIE IN EYE.