Because it's your JOB!

Last time I checked (which was about 30 seconds ago) US Senators were paid an annual salary of $169,300.

Clearly congress is different than any other place where people get paid a salary. The rest of us, we work. And if we don't work, we get fired. No salary.

So could someone please explain to me why we taxpayers are paying these men salaries while they interview for another job?

We're in a terrible financial situation and at least one senator is "phoning in" while he stumps in Colorado and wonders why Washington can't get their job done.

Um...because it's full of people who don't actually bother DOING their job? The one they are being PAID for?

You're fired.