Scandal erupts when Suzanne takes over her late husband's Congressional seat, causing such embarrassment for herself and her new coworkers that she contemplates resigning and returning home to Georgia.
Suzanne is invited to stay at the White House, where she accidentally breaks the historic Lincoln Bed. Meanwhile, Malone becomes obsessed with her new hobby: sketching nude men.
When the ladies gather to monitor violence against women on TV for a Congressional hearing, a dieting Suzanne becomes increasingly annoyed by everyone's jabbering, and a tasteless joke leads Natty to report Sissy to the F.B.I.
Repressed Malone decides that she's reached a point in her life when she should unleash her sexuality. Meanwhile, Sissy sells exotic lingerie in the office, and Suzanne decides to show constituents top-secret documents.
A perky young intern named Veda takes over as secretary and immediately rubs her coworkers the wrong way, but none of them have the heart to fire her. Meanwhile, Natty and Sissy engage in an escalating war of practical jokes.
The ladies partake in a Congressional hearing about the dangers of depicting violence against women in movies and television. A vast array of female stars make cameo appearances.
When an overzealous congresswoman launches an investigation on Suzanne, she asks her old friend Anthony to dispose of her diary, fearing that her weight could become public knowledge.
When Natty becomes violently ill, she asks Sissy to spend the weekend with her boyfriend Ed in prison so he won't have to forfeit use of the conjugal cottage. Complications arise when the two find themselves attracted to each other.
