Aaron Schock plans to pay decorator for his Downton Abbey-inspired office

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Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) plans to pay for all of the "Downton Abbey"-inspired redecorating recently done in his Capitol Hill office suite, he said on Wednesday.

The congressman has been dogged by questions about the costs ever since The Washington Post revealed on Monday how an interior decorator from Illinois had been allowed to adorn parts of his Rayburn Office Building suite in a dark red color with a bust of Abraham Lincoln and massive arrangements of pheasant feathers.

But on Wednesday, Schock told ABC News that he planned to pay decorator Annie Brahler for her work when she sends an invoice.

"Shes working on the office, so once its done, Im sure Ill get an invoice, and Ill pay her," he told ABC's Jeff Zeleny.

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The decor in Schock's office -- inspired by the hit PBS drama about an English aristocratic family and its hired help adjusting to life in the early 20th century -- has been the subject of widespread chatter on television and in the halls of Congress.

Schock told ABC that he's never seen an episode of the show and claimed he was unaware that Brahler was picking the show as a theme.

"Ive never seen an episode of Downton Abbey," he said.

Schock defended his decision to ABC, saying it reflects his more youthful approach to legislating.

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