I think most of them forget that pretty quickly. We ought to remind them frequently. Help keep them humble and grounded, for their and our benefit.
It would be interesting to pay members of Congress the average US wage, with no perks. Let them suffer through the daily struggle that most of us experience. Then, when they leave office, they can get “back pay” that gives them the rest of the salary that Congressmen traditionally make. But they should be mostly paid on the back-end of the deal.
They would understand real Americans better.
They wouldn’t serve in office for 40 years. They’d get out quick and get real money.