A freshman Republican congressman from Wisconsin, Sean Duffy, stepped in it when he whined to constitutents about making ends meet on his $174,000 salary.

I can guarantee you, or most of you, I guarantee that I have more debt than all of you. With 6 kids, I still pay off my student loans. I still pay my mortgage. I drive a used minivan. If you think I'm living high on the hog, I've got one paycheck. So I struggle to meet my bills right now.