What a Seat in Congress Costs, By the Hour
Samantha
2012/06/15 18:02:33
How much of the money comes from corporate America?
Members of Congress gripe about how much time they spend asking for money. But just how much dough do they have to come up with while they're not doing their day jobs? We did the math: Assuming they spent 40 hours a week focusing on finding funds, House members must raise, on average, $367 an hour; senators must come up with $819 an hour. Some of the most costly (and cheapest) seats on the Hill, by the hour:
Members of Congress gripe about how much time they spend asking for money. But just how much dough do they have to come up with while they're not doing their day jobs? We did the math: Assuming they spent 40 hours a week focusing on finding funds, House members must raise, on average, $367 an hour; senators must come up with $819 an hour. Some of the most costly (and cheapest) seats on the Hill, by the hour:
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