Washington, D.C. – Senate Democrats and some Senate hopefuls seem to have missed Joe Biden’s “return to normal” memo about going back to work in person. A damning new report from the Washington Free Beacon reveals that many of the Democrats who have kept their D.C. offices closed are similarly keeping their hometown, taxpayer-funded offices shuttered.
Why are Mark Kelly, Maggie Hassan, Catherine Cortez Masto, Michael Bennet, and Tim Ryan wasting taxpayer money on unused office space and refusing to serve folks in their state?
CLICK HERE or read below to learn more about their shameful waste of your hard-earned tax dollars.
Washington Free Beacon: Dem Offices Across Country Remain Closed Due to Pandemic
Across the country, American taxpayers—who foot the bill for congressional district offices—attempting to visit their representatives are greeted by signs that tell constituents the government is locked to them. The Free Beacon in recent weeks found that at least eight Democratic senators locked their constituents out of their taxpayer-funded offices and that over two dozen House Democrats’ in-district offices around the country are closed or inaccessible to constituents.
Meanwhile, many of the businesses surrounding them are completely open. In Las Vegas, for example, work from home was halted for city employees last March, and hospitality workers show up daily to cater to the hordes of tourists who drive the state’s economy. Minutes from the bustling Las Vegas strip, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D., Nev.) has her government office closed to visitors […]
The Democrats’ office closures come as many elected officials are campaigning in-person and criss-crossing the country for in-person fundraisers. In New Hampshire, Sen. Maggie Hassan (D.) regularly hosts in-person campaign events but has her office closed due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19, according to a sign posted on her office door […]
In Cortez Masto’s neighboring Arizona, Sen. Mark Kelly (D.)—whose Washington, D.C., office was open when the Free Beacon visited—had his Phoenix office closed and locked to constituents during business hours. Despite his office closures, Kelly has traveled for in-person fundraisers in San Francisco. In 2020, Kelly spent $136,223.83 of taxpayer money on office rent-related costs. His office told the Free Beacon that “our Phoenix office has been open to the public and staffed in person serving Arizonans” but would not say it was open five days a week or during the entire workday.
Meanwhile, much of Arizona has been functioning as normal. Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Doug Ducey (R.) has said he expects his own staff to come into the office every day “as long as they are healthy.” […]
In Colorado, Republican Senate candidate Joe O’Dea used Free Beacon footage of Sen. Michael Bennet’s (D.) closed D.C. office to argue it’s time to close Bennet’s office for good. It’s not just Bennet’s office in the Capitol that’s closed, however. His taxpayer-funded constituent office in Denver is closed “until further notice” because of the “recent increase of COVID-19 cases.” O’Dea told the Free Beacon that “the working people of this country, the people I’m going to represent in Washington, never stopped working.”
###