Posted on 01/16/2012 2:55:29 PM PST by redstateone
With only one congressman and two senators, Vermont’s congressional delegation may be small. But that isn’t stopping Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) from doling out big dollars–$236,830, to be exact–to members of their staffs...
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TARP,PORKULUS,BP BOUNTY,INSIDER TRADING,( NO ACCOUNTABILITY).......lotsa money to spread around.
They have 30+ paid office employees! I wonder how much total salary is paid to Congress critter’s staff in a year? If it were 30 staffers each times 535 (or is it 435) in the House, it would be about 2000. The Senate about 300, so roughly 2300 staffers time 50k, what, $106,000,000! Plus bonuses...
What do they care? It ain’t their money....it’s OURS!
and they will continue to be elected....oh well
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