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   Dozens of elected Democrats still have their state and district   
   offices in pandemic mode, locking constituents out of their   
   taxpayer-funded government offices, a Washington Free Beacon   
   investigation found.   
      
   Across the country, American taxpayers—who foot the bill for   
   congressional district offices—attempting to visit their   
   representatives are greeted by signs that tell constituents the   
   government is locked to them. The Free Beacon in recent weeks   
   found that at least eight Democratic senators locked their   
   constituents out of their taxpayer-funded offices and that over   
   two dozen House Democrats' in-district offices around the   
   country are closed or inaccessible to constituents.   
      
   Meanwhile, many of the businesses surrounding them are   
   completely open. In Las Vegas, for example, work from home was   
   halted for city employees last March, and hospitality workers   
   show up daily to cater to the hordes of tourists who drive the   
   state's economy. Minutes from the bustling Las Vegas strip, Sen.   
   Catherine Cortez Masto (D., Nev.) has her government office   
   closed to visitors.   
      
   These findings indicate that Democrats' office closures extend   
   far beyond the U.S. Capitol, where a Free Beacon investigation   
   last month found dozens of offices shuttered. Democrats in   
   public statements have attempted to move past the pandemic, with   
   President Joe Biden using last month's State of the Union   
   address to urge Americans to get back to work.   
      
   The Democrats' office closures come as many elected officials   
   are campaigning in-person and criss-crossing the country for in-   
   person fundraisers. In New Hampshire, Sen. Maggie Hassan (D.)   
   regularly hosts in-person campaign events but has her office   
   closed due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19, according   
   to a sign posted on her office door. Last month, she attended an   
   indoor campaign event alongside Rep. Chris Pappas (D., N.H.). A   
   Free Beacon source found Pappas's state offices also closed in   
   the middle of the workday.   
      
   Government spending disclosures show that Pappas's office spends   
   nearly $5,000 a month in rent for his district offices and an   
   additional $255 a month for "district office parking."   
      
   Pappas's office denied the office is closed, disputing that the   
   footage obtained by the Free Beacon from a Tuesday afternoon   
   during business hours shows a closed and locked office door. A   
   spokesman said the office was open for regular business hours on   
   the day the Free Beacon‘s source visited.   
      
   The source said the office is telling a "blatant lie."   
      
   "I rang the doorbell, hung out for three to four minutes, then   
   took the video," he said. "Why would the door be locked at 4:18   
   p.m. on a Tuesday if someone is there?"   
      
   In Cortez Masto's neighboring Arizona, Sen. Mark Kelly   
   (D.)—whose Washington, D.C., office was open when the Free   
   Beacon visited—had his Phoenix office closed and locked to   
   constituents during business hours. Despite his office closures,   
   Kelly has traveled for in-person fundraisers in San Francisco.   
   In 2020, Kelly spent $136,223.83 of taxpayer money on office   
   rent-related costs. His office told the Free Beacon that "our   
   Phoenix office has been open to the public and staffed in person   
   serving Arizonans" but would not say it was open five days a   
   week or during the entire workday.   
      
   Meanwhile, much of Arizona has been functioning as normal. Since   
   the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Doug Ducey (R.)   
   has said he expects his own staff to come into the office every   
   day "as long as they are healthy."   
      
   In Ohio, congressman Tim Ryan, who is running for Senate, had   
   his in-district office closed. He spent $81,957.91 on rent-   
   related costs last year. Despite Ryan keeping his Ohio office   
   closed, he says he is running a campaign based on looking   
   "people in the eye, tell[ing] them I give a damn about them."   
      
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