They’re still hiring staffers or raising their pay. We’d love to do that at work, but it can’t happen due to budget realities. Yeah, I do want to see the data on Pelosi, her jet , etc.
Oh no doubt and it may be wastefful or it may be temporary and needed. We would have to see the spreads to know for sure. But, the only point I'm making is the hypocrisy AP was charging is bull. Congressional salaries and office expenses are two different things.
Just because this comes from AP shouldn’t be a reason to dismiss it. If this was about Democrats, we’d all be having cows.
Here are the excuses:
“The lawmakers offered various explanations for their rising costs, with many saying they were simply going along with the budget allowances that Congress sets each year for its members. Some said they were working to hire the best staffs they could to serve their districts or had new demands such as the need to hire a social media coordinator.
Chaffetz and Coburn emphasized that while they may have spent more on salaries, they still came in well under the overall budget for House and Senate expenditures.”