What you paid
Last week, taxpayers spent roughly $107 million on Congress.
Salaries of Members of Congress and their allowances/week:
Speaker of the House: $223,500/52 = $4,299
House and Senate Majority and Minority Leaders: ($193,400/52) x 4 = $14,877
Other Representatives and Senators: ($174,000/52) x 530 = $1,773,462
Allowance for staff salaries and misc: ($1,500,000/52) x 535 = $15,432,692
Non-salary money allocated for Congress: $4.656 billion/52 = $89,538,462
What you got
The House voted on 13 bills or resolutions which will cost about $21 million (all costs over five years unless otherwise noted):
Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act. COST: $10 MILLION
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the conclusion of the United States-Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security. COST: $0
Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act or the DISCLOSE Act. COST: $10 MILLION
Recognizing the important role that fathers play in the lives of their children and designating 2010 as the Year of the Father. COST: $0
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Hurricane Preparedness Week. COST: $0
Calling Card Consumer Protection Act. COST: $1 MILLION
To give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. COST: $0
Recognizing the significance of National Caribbean-American Heritage Month.
Recognizing National Homeownership Month. COST: $0
To require the Treasury Secretary make a certification when making purchases under the Small Business Lending Fund Program. COST: $0
Supporting the goals and ideals of High-Performance Building Week. COST: $0
Recognizing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day. COST: $0
Supporting National Mens Health Week. COST: $0
The Senate also passed the Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act.
The Senate leadership pulled from consideration a $100 billion package for unemployment benefits and aid to states. The chamber also confirmed Marc T. Treadwell to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia and Mark A. Goldsmith to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.
