Manhattan congressman rejects constituents' concerns over Occupy Wall Street

The “Occupy Wall Street” protests have been a thorn in the side of a number of lower-Manhattan businesses. But the U.S. congressman who represents the district where protestors have gathered has a blunt message for the area’s business owners: deal with it.

“All of us have to live with expressions of democratic demonstrations or whatever,” Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) told the Washington Times’s Kerry Picket when asked about complaints from the area’s residents and business proprietors. “I think businesses are being damaged a hell of a lot more by our stupid economic policies” than by the protests, Nadler said.

Some businesses in the area have been forced to shoulder significant costs as a direct result of the ongoing protests, now in their third week.