Cut all compensation to the following:
1. Reimburse travel to and from DC from Home District.
2. House in Dormitories while in DC.
3. Feed them in a Cafeteria while in DC.
4. Provide a stipend equal to the Military Pay-Chart (O-grade), with Representatives starting at O-1 and Senators starting at 0-2, and ALL topping out at O-6. Grade indexed by years of service, NOT leadership position (in any).
5. Set term limits: Maximum of 8 years of House service (4 terms) and 12 years of Senate service (2 terms), for a theoretical combined total of 20 years absolute-maximum.
6. Retirement within Social Security System, with 401k-equivalent option for further retirement.
7. Healthcare: within Medicare system.
8. All laws apply to all members of House and Senate.
9. Reduce in-session terms to 3 months in the fall, 3 months in the spring. The rest of the time House and Senate members are to be in their Districts, meeting with constituents.
CORRECTION:
9. Reduce session to 3 months a year, split evenly between 1.5 months in the Spring and 1.5 months in the Fall. Emergency sessions to be called only in cases of national emergency (natural disaster or threat-of-war).