Dem Senate Hopeful Whines About How ‘Hard’ It Is to Be in Congress

Most people who find their jobs to be incredibly hard and wearisome may seek out other employment opportunities. But for one House Democrat, the pain must be too good to quit. Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), who is…

Bradley CortrightApr 12, 20233 min read

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Certainly, the machinist making $23 an hour and trying to put food on the table for his, or her, family while inflation remains high can sympathize with Katie porter’s plight.

Honestly, we have no idea how hard it is to get on an air-conditioned, or heated, aircraft to fly to a heavily guarded, ornate building and sit and talk about policy and oversight while making nearly $200,000, and having a staff to cater to our needs.

Not to mention, the commute for congresspeople has become significantly easier than the days when lawmakers would have to leave their farms and businesses, get on a horse and spend days traveling to the Capitol.

Now, Porter can fly to and from Washington, D.C. in a matter of hours. And it is not as though there should have been a surprise about the commute. It is no secret where Congress meets. Yet she chose to run for office.

And there is the sacrifice of having to be around rich and powerful people and being invited to fancy events and cocktail parties or being invited onto late-night shows, gasp!

The agony. The inhumanity of it all.

It would be one thing if Porter was bemoaning the degradation of the discourse and civility in Congress where lawmakers scream on the House floor, or about how digging into the details around some tax policy is not really fun and sexy.

She could have also spoken about the incentive structures created by cable news networks for lawmakers to try to “own” the other side instead of working together to build consensus and pass sensible legislation — all while Congress abdicates its authority to the executive branch.

Instead, she talked about how it is hot and she has to travel a lot — yet somehow she wants at least six more years of it.