Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Government at Work - No economizing
And apparently no second thoughts, either.
Do you see anything wrong here?...
Do you see anything wrong here?...
In the Houston Chronicle, Jim Abrams reports for the Associated Press:
"The recession and rising joblessness has millions of Americans cutting their household budgets, but times are flush for lawmakers.
The House of Representatives, with little comment or opposition, on Friday approved an 8 percent increase in the budget for members' office expenses.
House members will get an average $1.5 million in the budget year starting in October to run their Washington and district offices and cover travel and other official expenses. Overall, the budget for what the House calls members' representational allowances, or MRAs, will jump $51 million to $660 million."
