Bill: Reducing the amount authorized for salaries and expenses of Member, committee, and leadership offices in 2011 and 2012 A vote on H Res 22 occurred today. This resolution cuts the government operating budget by 5% ($35 million) from their initial $700 million budget. Reducing this budget to $665 million for the year provides an average of $1.53 million for each member of Congress. That’s an average of $4,188.32 spent every single day, including holidays and recesses, for each member. H Res 22 passed with a vote of 410 Yea’s to 13 Nea’s; 11 members did not vote. The 13...