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were going to talk about that a little later on. we should keep these christmas songs going today. [jingle bells] >> excellent op-ed. we will get to that first of all good morning to you. >> griff: good morning, no debate whether or not christmas season ends or continues in the superdome. we were showing the will superdome because its a cool shot. >> joe: that song is one of my guilty pleasures songs. thats on my gym play list right there. im not going to lie. >> rachel: i thought are ...

He seemed to be a "downton abbey fan." so are you. >> republican party scrambling this morning trying to come up with a list of replacements for congressman aaron schock whose sudden resignation has party leaders reeling now. >> schock says the growing scandal over his lavish spending and questions of his ethics have become a distraction. abcs karen travers has the latest. >> reporter: embattled congressman aaron schock did just that, announcing tuesday hes stepping down. in a statement the 33-y...

Turns out the pheasant feathers were just the beginning. joining me now my guests. the wall paint, the wall paper, that launched a thousands inquiries. did you have any idea that you would would be opening a door to aaron schocks red room of pain? >> no, i had no idea. i thought it was crazy. >> the staffs reaction was the first signal of where theres smoke theres fire. >> for me i didnt know this is what the fire would be. i thought there might be something that he was going to be embarrassed b...

Knowledge. >> right. moving on to other contentious topics aaron schockschock is now reimbursing taxpayers for a private plane he took to a bears game last year. if he had just not used $40,000 of taxpayer funds to pay for those pheasant feathers we wouldnt have known about this. >> there are so many ways he has botched all of this. at the bottom of it there is a pattern of relying on donors and the taxpayer that doesnt go well in any district. >> does not go well is someone whose website says...

By him leading to questions about whos funding his lifestyle. schock used taxpayer and campaign money to pay for flights on private jets and even tickets to a sold-out katy perry concert, according to the associated press. the a.p. said schock took at least a dozen flights worth more than $40,000 on planes owned by key donors since mid 2011. the fresh-faced congressman, just 33 has been seen as a rising star in the republican party. but stories about his spending and his relationship with donors...

Photos are leading to questions. the very instagram photos posted by him leading to questions about whos funding his lifestyle. schock used taxpayer and campaign money to pay for flights on private jets and even tickets to a sold-out katy perry concert, according to the associated press. the a.p. said schock took at least a dozen flights worth more than $40,000 on planes owned by key donors since mid 2011. the fresh-faced congressman, just 33, has been seen as a rising star in the republican par...

>> aaron schock is not the earl of grantham. mr. schock is the congressman from peoria. >> reporter: this is what a typical office looks like, a lot of beige. this is shocks office. bright red, a gleaming chandelier, just like on television and a vase of pheasant feathers. who whos paying for it all? the past schock spent $100,000 taxpayer dollars on office renovations paying hardwood floor and leather furniture companies. we spent the day trying to track him down on capitol hill. what are peopl...