On Sun, 31 Jul 2011 09:27:51 -0400, Jack Stein wrote:

Their salaries are no biggie, throw in all the perks and you get a
little bigger.

One of the perks which you may or may not have included is the large
staffs of reps and sens. Something over 15,000 in total. Their salaries
and benefits add up to quite a bit.

I wonder if a senator with 34 staff members ever actually reads a bill
before he or she signs it?

For more info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_staff

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