[gojomo]

On the other hand, given the amount of time they spend in the area, and their dependency on the federal workforce in DC, to some degree every other Senator and Representative looks out for DC's interests. DC has plenty of de facto power to get pork, even without the de jure representation.

[thrdOriginal]

Spending time in DC does not equate becoming a resident of DC, nor does it posit in one a sense of ownership necessary to take care of DC. This is especially true when the part of DC these senators et al live in is not representative of DC as a whole: DC does a very good job of fencing off the haves from the havenots (e.g. no metro stop in Georgetown).