All congressmen( I mean congress person) spend money to get elected to congress.
Unfortunately they all spend much more money for their seats then they get paid.
Members of the senate get paid $174,000 per year.
With Majority and minority leaders making $193,000 and speaker of the house making $223,500.
John Boehner spent $9,876,911 his salary $223,500 x 2years=$447,000 negative balance of $9,429,911
Eric Cantor spent $5,407,656 salary $193,400 x 2=$386,800 leaving a negative balance of $5,020,856
Rand Paul spent $7,756,095,salary $174,000 x 6= $1,044,000 leaving a negative balance $6,712,095
Michele Bachmann spent $11,661,973 salary $174,000 x 2= $348,000 leaving negative balance $11,313,973.
Mitch McConnell spent $21,634,940 salary $193,400 x 6= $1,160,400 leaving a negative balance of $20,474,540.
Paul Ryan spent $1,781,673 salary $174,000 x 2= $348,000 leaving a negative balance of $1,433,673.
Gary Ackerman spent $1,771,092 salary 174000 x 2=$348,000 leaving a negative balance of $1,423,092.
Joseph Crowley spent $2,100,428 salary of $174,000 x 2 = $348,000 leaving a negative balance $1,752,428.
Charles Schumer spent $19,356,984 salary of $174,000 x 6= $1,044,000 leaving a negative balance $18,312,984.
Nancy Pelosi spent $2,762,400 salary of 193,400 x 2= $386,800 leaving a negative balance $2,375,600.
Now these are some of the people who are trying to balance the US budget.
Now if you look at the figures they can't balance their own budgets.
Of cause they can say they got money that they spent from fund raising, and have money in the bank so their not in the red like the government. The wise guy in me says that just because their on the pad doesn't mean you have balance a budget.
* Figures come from opensecrets.org and about.com.
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