.RepKatiePorter insisted working as a member of the US Congress is a difficult job, lamenting that it is not as glamorous as it seems while appearing on colbertlateshow.
The Democratic representative, who announced she is running for U.S. Senate in hopes of filling Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat, lamented it is not as glamorous as it seems while appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.“The truth is, it’s like you’re hot, you’re late, you’re sweaty, you don’t know what’s going on, you’re flying back and forth,” Porter told Colbert. “And I think we should be more honest with the American people about, Congress is a mess."“That’s OK,” she continued.
She also noted that working alongside Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is an especially difficult part of being in Congress. "I mean, most people would just find a different cubicle, a different job,” Porter added, listing additional job-related difficulties. “It’s hard to commute 3,000 miles to your job, right? It’s hard to work in an industry that is — before I was a politician, I was a professor, and I actually used to be respected in my job."Conservative strategist Alec Sears tweeted in response to Porter’s complaint: “Resign then.
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