All members of the House of Representatives and the Senate are paid in full by the U.S. Treasury, which ultimately gets its money from the tax payers.
Yes they did, which was one of the most annoying things for government workers-- they lost sixteen days of pay, while senators and representatives who had caused the shutdown continued to receive their paychecks.
The avarage Member Of Congress Earns Roughly $174.000 a Year and " for Representatives and Senators is limited to 15% of the annual rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule (15% of $181,500, or $27,225 in 2014).
The actual text is... "No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened." In simple terms - it means that no laws concerning the pay of senators & representatives can be enforced before the next general election.
free postage-free airline tickets-pay no income tax-excessive salaries.
Federal senators and congressmen pay Social Security taxes like anyone else.
Yes, even the President, Congressman, Senators....all government employees.
Interest on the money
The money to pay postal workers come from the taxes collected by the government. This is part of the government expenditure.
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Trusts and Monopolies had vast funds to influence government by supporting pro-business representatives in the Senate and House of Representatives. They could also use their money to pay for lobbyists who would promote the business agenda on Capital Hill. Finally, because these corporations controlled the jobs in America, they could push their employees to support certain candidates for public office.