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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe House averages a 146 day work year.
It will be interesting to see what percentage of that they use selecting a leader.
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The House averages a 146 day work year. (Original Post)
Chainfire
Jan 2023
OP
Those anti government nihilists sponging off the taxpayers. What a joke. n/t
Peregrine Took
Jan 2023
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CurtEastPoint
(18,285 posts)1. @174K/yr that's 1191 per day.
Peregrine Took
(7,393 posts)2. Those anti government nihilists sponging off the taxpayers. What a joke. n/t
Lochloosa
(15,845 posts)3. My Step brother is a congressman. They work far more than that
Plus the time away from their family, travel etc. It's a hard job for the serious ones.
doc03
(34,274 posts)4. That is far more than I thought. nt
karynnj
(59,333 posts)5. That is just DC. Many spend many additional days working in their district.