{"id":2092262,"date":"2023-11-06T18:52:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T23:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/millionaire-lawmakers-gobbling-up-the-34000-subsidy-stealthily-added-to-congressional-rules\/"},"modified":"2023-11-06T18:53:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T23:53:28","slug":"millionaire-lawmakers-gobbling-up-the-34000-subsidy-stealthily-added-to-congressional-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/millionaire-lawmakers-gobbling-up-the-34000-subsidy-stealthily-added-to-congressional-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Wealthy lawmakers quietly benefiting from $34,000 subsidy in new Congressional rules."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmillionaire-lawmakers-gobbling-up-the-34000-subsidy-stealthily-added-to-congressional-rules%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2092262&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Millionaire Lawmakers Gobbling\u200c Up the $34,000 Subsidy Stealthily Added \u2062to \u200bCongressional\u200c Rules<\/h2>\n<p>Despite the shocking prices\u2063 at \u2063the gas pump and the grocery store, it&#8217;s \u2064infuriating to learn that members\u2063 of Congress are enjoying an extra $34,000 per year that they gave themselves. This\u200b isn&#8217;t the annual cost of living increase they&#8217;re allowed but have\u2062 declined,\u2063 it&#8217;s a\u2063 sneaky subsidy that they added to the rules.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/01\/12\/us\/politics\/congress-pay-raise.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>,\u200b the outgoing Democratic majority made this rules change as\u200b one of their last actions in 2022. The $34,000 annual subsidy is meant to cover\u200c expenses for\u2064 meals, travel, and housing for each member of \u200cCongress.<\/p>\n<p>While some members may argue that they need the extra\u2063 money to support two residences, it&#8217;s worth noting that\u2063 some in Congress actually sleep in their offices to save\u2064 costs. It&#8217;s scandalous that these multimillionaires are benefiting from this expense authorization.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s convenient for them to call it a\u200c &#8220;pay raise&#8221; because it provides plausible deniability. Meanwhile, many Americans are\u2062 struggling to\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ford-avoids-canada-walkout-as-uaw-prepares-for-more-us-auto-strikes\/\" title=\"Ford avoids Canadian strike as UAW gears up for more US auto walkouts.\">make ends\u200c meet<\/a> on\u2064 a $174,000 annual\u2063 salary.<\/p>\n<p>Both\u2064 Democrats and Republicans, including some wealthy members, have taken advantage of this program.\u2063 The Washington Free Beacon reported that $1.4 million has been spent on these expenses in the first half of 2023.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s disheartening\u2063 to see \u2064that even members\u200b of Congress who are already millionaires are benefiting from this subsidy. The \u2063fact that \u2062they weren&#8217;t \u2064even aware of it until \u200binformed by email shows\u2062 how out\u2063 of touch they are with\u200b the realities of everyday Americans.<\/p>\n<h3>Optics and\u2062 Realities<\/h3>\n<p>Former Republican Rep. Moe \u200dBrooks rightly objected to the clandestine nature\u2062 of this subsidy. He argued\u2063 that if\u200c there&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/millionaire-lawmakers-gobbling-up-the-34000-subsidy-stealthily-added-to-congressional-rules\/\" title=\"Wealthy lawmakers quietly benefiting from ,000 subsidy in new Congressional rules.\">good public policy \u200cdebate<\/a> on whether congressmen should be paid more, it should be done in public.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, \u200dcongressional staffers \u200dare struggling to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/under-trump-americans-have-seen-their-best-wage-growth-in-40-years\/\" title=\"Under Trump, Americans Have Seen Their Best Wage Growth In 40 Years\">make ends meet<\/a>. Many live \u200cpaycheck to paycheck, work extra jobs, and\u200b accumulate debt. It&#8217;s clear that their needs should be prioritized \u200cover the extravagant \u2064expenses of millionaire lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth noting that the $34,000 expense account was a result\u2062 of\u200d complaints from younger members of Congress, including\u2064 Democratic Rep.\u2062 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who claimed they couldn&#8217;t afford\u2064 life \u200din Washington. However, Ocasio-Cortez \u2063herself lives in an\u2063 expensive D.C. apartment\u2064 complex \u200cwith luxurious amenities.<\/p>\n<p>While lawmakers enjoy their extra\u200c $34,000, the rest \u2064of us \u2062can take solace in \u2063the fact that gasoline prices have dropped slightly.\u2063 But\u200c the economic hurt felt \u200bby many Americans remains a pressing issue.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">\n<p><em><b>An Urgent Note from Our Staff:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Western Journal \u200chas been\u200b labeled \u201cdangerous\u201d simply because we \u200dhave a biblical worldview\u200d and speak the truth \u2064about what is happening \u2064in America.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We refuse to let Big Tech and woke advertisers dictate the content we share with our\u2063 community.\u200c We stand for\u200d truth. We stand for freedom. 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Your support means we can continue to expose false narratives and defend traditional American values.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please stand with us by donating today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Thank you for your support!<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/millionaire-lawmakers-gobbling-34000-subsidy-stealthily-added-congressional-rules\/\">Millionaire Lawmakers Gobbling Up\u2064 the $34,000 Subsidy Stealthily Added to Congressional Rules<\/a> appeared first\u2063 on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2064What \u2064specific reforms\u200c are necessary to address the lack of transparency and\u2063 self-serving actions in Congress, \u200bparticularly regarding lawmakers&#8217; benefits and salaries<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Us amenities. This \u2062raises \u200dquestions about \u200dthe necessity of such a subsidy for lawmakers who already have substantial wealth.<\/p>\n<h3>Transparency and Accountability<\/h3>\n<p>The\u200c lack of transparency surrounding this subsidy is \u2063concerning. It was added to the congressional rules without a public debate or vote.\u200c This raises concerns about the \u200daccountability of our elected representatives and their disregard for the financial struggles faced by ordinary Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers should be\u2064 held to a higher standard and should\u2064 prioritize the needs \u2062of their constituents over their own\u2064 personal\u2063 gain. The fact that they can quietly add\u200b a \u200csubstantial\u200c subsidy to their own benefits without any public input is a clear demonstration of their disconnect from\u200b the realities of everyday Americans.<\/p>\n<h3>A \u200dCall for Reform<\/h3>\n<p>This revelation\u2063 highlights the urgent need for \u200breform in Congress. The \u2063current \u2064system of allowing \u2064lawmakers to determine their own benefits and salaries\u200d is \u2062flawed and\u2064 lacks transparency. It allows for self-serving actions\u2063 like\u200b this subsidy to be added without public scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>There should be an independent body responsible for setting lawmakers&#8217; \u2063benefits and salaries, ensuring that they are\u2062 fair \u200dand in line with the \u200bneeds of the American people. This would help prevent the abuse of power \u2064and the \u2063accumulation\u2064 of wealth by millionaire lawmakers \u2064at the expense of \u2062struggling Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Congress should \u2063prioritize the well-being\u2063 of its staff\u200c and address\u2063 the financial hardships they \u200dface. These hardworking individuals are the backbone of our government and\u2063 should \u200bbe treated with the respect and support they deserve.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>The revelation\u200c of the\u2062 $34,000 subsidy stealthily added \u200cto congressional rules\u200c is deeply troubling. It \u200bdemonstrates the disconnect\u200d between millionaire \u2064lawmakers and the financial struggles faced \u2064by everyday Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Transparency, accountability, and reform are\u200b needed to address these issues and ensure that Congress serves the interests of the people. It is time for lawmakers to prioritize the\u2064 needs of their constituents over their\u2062 own\u2063 personal gain and work towards a\u2063 more equitable \u2063and just system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite rising prices at the pump and grocery store, Congress members are happily pocketing an additional $34,000 per year. 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