"I'm just trying to think how that would work"?  Really??   Every young woman I've ever met knows how to say "Thanks! But I'll pay for my own."
These men appear to be incredibly, appallingly out of touch -  There's a strong appearance that many of our legislators think of these lobbyists and the people and interests they represent, as their real 'community', the population they are really working with and for.  The voters of their districts are just a means to staying within their social circle of good buddies where they feel they belong.  Representation of 'the people' is just a catch-phrase they throw around, even though they frequently have little idea what 'the people' think, feel, or want.