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>> [inaudible question] >> more of a convenience thing but yeah. >> [inaudible question] >> i don't see the point. we sleep in our offices because we work until about midnight and we get up early, early in the morning. it actually is a convenience factor. we don't see our staffs. i never see my staff when i return back to my office. i go from the capitol to the office. it is not that we're seeing our staff in the evening when we're sleeping in our offices. it is simply a factor of convenience and that to me makes a lot of sense because i live in janesville, wisconsin. i don't live here in wash...

Is under an ethics committee investigation as he should be. >> thank you. for a long time, gone on for decades, members of congress have slept in their offices. you have slept in your office for years, members, you know, show this as a sign of fiscal frugality. >> more of a convenience thing, but yeah. >> in this climate of sexual harassment and people prowling around from their offices to the house gym and so on, should members of congress be allowed to sleep in their offices considering this climate, is this a time and place and would you set the example, mr. speaker? >> i don't see the poin...

Wisconsin. i don't live here in washington, d.c. if i'm not here voting and working, i'm at home with my family and constituents. so this is simply a convenience factor. i don't see how it's connected to anything else. let me go to kristen. >> do you anticipate a budget deal before you leave this month? >> i would like to see that happen. i don't know the answer to that question. when the democrats pulled out of these talks, that cost us weeks. so we'll see where we can land. it would be my preference to get an agreement sooner rather than later. >> the appropriators seem to be very close to c...

Voting, i'm at home with my family and constituents. so this is simply a convenience factor. i don't see how it's connected to anything else. let me go to chrissy. [ inaudible question ] i would like to see that happen. i don't have the answer to that. when the democrats pulled out, that cost us weeks. we will see where we land but i would like to get an agreement sooner rather than later. >> seem to be very close to coming together on a -- >> yeah. >> do we anticipate -- >> and florida and louisiana and other places. say that again? >> do we anticipate a vote on that? >> i do. our members ver...

Chad? [ inaudible question ] more of a convenience thing, but yeah. >> in this climate of sexual harassment, should members of congress be allowed to sleep in their offices considering this climate is this a time -- >> i don't -- i -- yeah, i don't see the point. we sleep in our offices because we work until about midnight and we get up early in the morning. it actually is a convenience factor. we don't see our staffs. i never see my staff when i return back to my office. it's simply a factor of convenience. and that to me makes sense to me. i live in wisconsin. i don't live here in washington...