Texas Rep. Laments Not Being Allowed to Cook Ribs on His Capitol Balcony

Texas rep laments not being allowed to cook ribs on his Capitol balcony (The Hill)

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) is still peeved that the Architect of the Capitol won't let him grill his famous ribs on his office balcony.

The lawmaker brought up his beef with the Capitol’s maintenance operation on Friday during a freewheeling House floor speech about the misplaced priorities of federal agencies.

“About seven years ago, the Architect of the Capitol, who works for the House and Senate, had decided that we all work for him and started making demands. One of which was, I could not cook ribs and share them with other members of Congress,” Gohmert said.