Congressman Troy Nells says 60 percent of struggling Americans don't work as hard as he does

What was said

"You think the 60% of Americans who are living paycheck to paycheck can afford lobster tails and ribe eyes and all of that? Maybe not. Maybe the maybe the 60% of America don't work as hard as I do either. I mean, I don't know."

Republican Congressman Troy Nells told reporters he plans to celebrate the Fourth of July with lobster tails and ribeye steaks, and when asked about the 60 percent of Americans living paycheck to paycheck who cannot afford such meals, he suggested they simply don't work as hard as he does. Democratic Congressman Jared Moscowitz responded by noting Congress has only worked 44 days in the first six months of the year and called Nells dramatically out of touch with struggling Americans.