Rep. Aaron Schock brushes off criticism of his new office, says 'haters gonna hate'

Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) has a newly decorated office.
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Rep. Aaron Schock doesn't think his colorful new office decor should come as a surprise to anyone, as he's "never been an old crusty white guy."

The investigators are also gonna investigate, as the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics on Tuesday, requesting that they look into Schock allegedly accepting free services from an interior decorator and paying for new furniture with campaign funds. Schock said that once the designer is finished with the office, he will receive an invoice and pay.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.