DC-Area Restaurants Charging Congress Members More for Their Meals

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Source: Gawker

Many restaurants in the DC area are offering "shutdown specials" to furloughed employees so long as government remains closed, but members of Congress looking to take advantage of the budget deals will find that their business is often less than welcome.

At least four eateries have announced that lawmakers are either ineligible for shutdown prices, or, in some cases, are required to pay more than the everyday prices for their food.

Top Chef star Bryan Voltaggio who owns Range on Wisconsin Ave is giving away free "Government Cheese" pizza pies to government employees with a valid ID, but members of Congress are "not eligible until you get your shit together."

At Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe on Connecticut Ave it's Happy Hour all day for everyone but Congressmen and women who will need to pay double for their drinks.

Same goes for The Daily Dish in nearby Silver Spring, where Congress pays double for coffee until the shutdown expires.

Read more: http://gawker.com/dc-area-restaurants-charging-congress-members-more-for-1440212975

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[gopiscrap]

1. Perfect, just do it to the GOP Congress Critters tho

[MichiganVote]

2. Should have done this a long time ago.Ditto for state gov's as well.

[russspeakeasy]

3. It just goes on their expense report.

[Cha]

4. k&R!

[freshwest]

5. Ought make them pay $172 per meal. After all the guy whining about only getting $172K needs to prove

to us how impoverished he is. In another day and age these bastids would beaten in the streets and driven out of town. I'd settle for them being evicted from their housing and impeached from office.

[FarPoint]

6. Bryan Voltaggio is one of my favorite Chefs!

I am so very proud of his "Government Cheese" Program!

[IronLionZion]

7. If congress won't work then they don't deserve to eat

some teabag congressman said that about food stamp recipients

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

8. As well they should! Fuckers!!!!