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Chainfire

(17,757 posts) Wed Jan 4, 2023, 07:24 PM Jan 2023

The 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

@174K/yr that's 1191 per day. CurtEastPoint Jan 2023 #1

Those anti government nihilists sponging off the taxpayers. What a joke. n/t Peregrine Took Jan 2023 #2

My Step brother is a congressman. They work far more than that Lochloosa Jan 2023 #3

That is far more than I thought. nt doc03 Jan 2023 #4

That is just DC. Many spend many additional days working in their district. karynnj Jan 2023 #5

CurtEastPoint

(20,096 posts)

1. @174K/yr that's 1191 per day.

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Wed Jan 4, 2023, 07:31 PM

Jan 2023

Peregrine Took

(7,583 posts)

2. Those anti government nihilists sponging off the taxpayers. What a joke. n/t

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 4, 2023, 07:51 PM

Jan 2023

Lochloosa

(16,804 posts)

3. My Step brother is a congressman. They work far more than that

Reply to Chainfire (Original post)

Wed Jan 4, 2023, 07:52 PM

Jan 2023

Plus the time away from their family, travel etc. It's a hard job for the serious ones.

doc03

(39,184 posts)

4. That is far more than I thought. nt

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Wed Jan 4, 2023, 08:01 PM

Jan 2023

karynnj

(61,094 posts)

5. That is just DC. Many spend many additional days working in their district.

Reply to Chainfire (Original post)

Wed Jan 4, 2023, 08:03 PM

Jan 2023

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