Jasmine Crockett Complains Over a Part-Time Job That Pays $174K a Year

reporter: “So if I hear you correctly, correct me if I’m wrong, you’re actually debating about whether to run in a different district than 30?”
Crockett: “I’m debating about whether or not I will run where they put me, which is where I live, yeah.”
reporter: “In 33?”
Crockett: “In 33.”
reporter: “And was that — what about the idea of just moving back into 30?”
Crockett: “Again, on this fixed income that I am paid in Congress, the idea of actually buying a new home or getting — we don’t — we don’t get enough money. I mean, I’m being honest. And I know that some people may take issue with that because they talk about how much money we make, and I get it. It’s not that we’re obviously getting minimum wage. But by the time you talk about having — an, I have a mortgage and I have an interest rate that is like 3 percent. Interest rates are not that low anymore, right? That’s number one. Number two, so it’s a matter of, oh, do you sell your home, then go somewhere else and get a higher interest rate? Like, there’s all these variables, and as a single woman who has one income, who’s not allowed to make outside income, there’s a lot to be had there. I think —”