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Congressional Lunch Lady Cashes In

Posted Jul 25th 2008 10:38AM by TMZ Staff

So the story we put up yesterday ... that Miss Doris, the cashier at the cafeteria in the Longworth House Office Building, is back at work! Seems the pressure was too much for the powers that be in D.C.

In a supremely draconian move, Doris was suspended without pay after her register came up 9 bucks short. One congressional staffer put it this way to TMZ: "It's like the return of Christ. Everyone is congratulating her -- hugs, tearful kisses, she's thanking one and all for their support."



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16. lolol how reassurinig. A Congressional "staffer" that has time to hang out on TMZ. d'oh!

Posted at 11:23AM on Jul 25th 2008 by CongratsDoris

17. #4 our vote really does not count. i live in ny and no matter who i vote for this state is going to be one by a dem. if the 2000 election taught us anything is that the system is flawed. i really wish people would stop with every vote counts because it does not. maybe with elections of smaller scale like mayor or gov but not the president.

Posted at 11:25AM on Jul 25th 2008 by CHRIS

18. Yeah but what was she wearing and how hot was she? No shots of her bending over to pick up a dropped fork? Has she gained weight due to the stress? Any comments from former boyfriends, ex-friends, loony parents?

Posted at 11:31AM on Jul 25th 2008 by Farmer Ted

19. I was just wondering if the congressional staffer (Kate M.) was on the clock when she made the #11 post. Was her personal computer used or did the tax payers pay for this?

Posted at 11:36AM on Jul 25th 2008 by CG

20. Yes Congressional "staffers" (not sure why we need the quotes on that) have time to read TMZ- they do let us breath when we are not trying to fix the problems that Republicans have put us in...if you have time to read TMZ during your work day why shouldn’t we...and NO Doris is NOT Mexican

Posted at 11:35AM on Jul 25th 2008 by Kate

21. Our lives have come to this??

Posted at 11:41AM on Jul 25th 2008 by dnm

22. LMAO valkyrie... educate yourself. The President can't do a thing without the approval from Congress. Which happens to be DEMOCRAT (and also has a lower approval rating than the president). MORON!

Posted at 11:58AM on Jul 25th 2008 by dutchintexas

23. The cafeteria is run by Restaurant Associates .... NOT the federal government!

Posted at 12:21PM on Jul 25th 2008 by Kitty Angel

24. For theose of you complaining about Congressional staff being on TMZ during work time, let me assure you that you are getting more than your money's worth out of us. We work long hours for much lower pay than we could make in the private sector (especially those of us with multiple advanced degrees), and often in less than terrific conditions (try 16 people crammed into three little rooms on the House side)

Posted at 12:24PM on Jul 25th 2008 by William

25. #15 So, what is YOUR answer to fix what you say "Republican's" put us in???? You're full of crap. Republica's did NOT get us where we are today. There are other things that effect the planet. The Republican's don't have that kind of power. I guess YOU are one of many who have FORGOTTEN!

Posted at 1:42PM on Jul 25th 2008 by Janet

26. Apparently there is more than one congressional staffer learning the fine art of fleecing the American tax payer by spending their day blogging. If the working conditions are so bad maybe you should get a job out there in the real world and be a productive member of society. Try blogging while working in the private sector while on the clock and using company equipment and see how long you have a job. Maybe the GAO needs to take a closer look at what goes on in your three little rooms. It would be interesting to find out if the staffers doing the blogging work for the Democrats or Republicans.

Posted at 2:00PM on Jul 25th 2008 by CG

27. to dutchintexas:
The GOP minority in the Senate stalls everything on procedural votes by requiring 60 votes for passage, then they all vote in lock-step to prevent the 60-vote threshold from being reached. It's a calculated move on their part, designed to defeat anything the democrats try to put forth that they don't agree with. There you go...MORON.

Posted at 2:12PM on Jul 25th 2008 by lisa

28. to janet:
when the democrats left the white house, we not only had a balanced budget...we actually had a surplus. not only did the republicans blow through that, they dragged us into the largest deficit EVER , not to mention an unnecessary war that has lasted longer than WW2. you must be one of those people who still believe that there were WMD's in Iraq, that Iraqis were responsible for 9/11 and that Obama is a muslim. pull your head out of your ass. (and no, i am not a democrat...just a realist)

Posted at 2:35PM on Jul 25th 2008 by lisa

29. Tell em' Kate.......#10/15

Posted at 4:41PM on Jul 25th 2008 by THANK YOU KATE!

30. Hey Lisa!, #27/28 .........you go girl..............

Posted at 4:47PM on Jul 25th 2008 by KATE@LISA, some bad B!tchies!

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