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Congressional Recess
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I haven't figured out how to add videos, but please, please go to this site and check out how much work our Congress does for us. I'm going to have to look up the perks they get for working all these days! It's going to shock you.... with righteous indignation!
(Uncle Jay explains the congressional news)
The Pure Perks
-An annual salary of $158,000 for U.S. Senate & House of Representatives.
- The Vice President, top leaders in the House and Senate and the chief justice receive $198,600.
-Associate justices of the Supreme Court get $190,600
and the House majority and minority leaders receive $171,900.
- President Bush makes $400,000 in salary a year.
-Free life insurance and a generous retirement plan
- Free office space in Washington and in the home district.
- A staff allowance of $752,400 for each House member and from $400,000 to 2.4 million depending on the population of his or her state and its distance from the Capitol for each senator. Plus more for committee aids.
- An expense account for telephone, stationery, and other office costs.
- Thirty-two fully reimbursed round trips home per year.
- Travel allowance and free travel to foreign lands on Congressional inquires.
-Nearly unlimited franking privileges.
-Access to free Congressionally owned and operated video and film studios to record messages for constituents.
- Discounts in Capitol Hill tax-free shops and restaurants. (the bean soup is $1.40 a cup in the Senate Dining Room)
- $10.00 haircuts at the Congressional barbershop.
- Free reserved parking at Washington National Airport.
- Use of the House gym or Senate Baths for $100. a year.
- Free fresh cut flowers from the Botanic Gardens
- Free assistance in the preparation of income taxes
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