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Congressional Perks: House Members, Staff Get Daycare, on-Call Doctor
The 21% budget increase addresses staffing shortages and inflation, enabling each House member to spend about $2 million annually on staff, travel, and office operations.
- In 2022, House leadership approved a 21% increase in Members' Representational Allowance, providing each of the 435 U.S. representatives about $2 million annually for staff and operations.
- Amid about 70 million more Americans over thirty years, offices stretched resources, with staffing and retention needs from long congressional hours prompting higher Members' Representational Allowance, JD Rackey said.
- House spending records show perks and purchases such as food and bottled water, with about $30 million spent since 2019 on food and beverages and $4.1 million on bottled water for House offices.
- David Williams called for a review and halving of office accounts, citing Congress's exemption from the FOIA, and recommended appointing a CFO or Special Inspector General.
- Analysis shows Long-term House office account growth climbed more than 85% over three decades, with nearly half since 2020, and about $810 million funds individual offices in 2024.
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Congressional Perks: House account spending jumped 21% in 2022
(The Center Square) – Spending on U.S. House of Representatives office accounts increased by more than 85% over the past three decades but nearly half of that occurred since 2020, an investigation by The Center Square found.
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