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Irish_Dem

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3. Members of Congress are paid out of the U.S. Treasury.

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Sun Jul 6, 2025, 05:18 PM

Jul 2025

Specifically, Article I, Section 6 of the U.S. Constitution authorizes compensation for members of Congress.

They are paid by the US taxpayer and supposed to be working for the American people.

They are also bribed by our enemies and billionaires.
And allowed to do insider trading.

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for those who couldnt read my last statement,, [View all] AllaN01Bear Jul 2025 OP

They are paid from the US treasury, Ocelot II Jul 2025 #1

v3? Prairie Gates Jul 2025 #2

Members of Congress are paid out of the U.S. Treasury. Irish_Dem Jul 2025 #3

thanks for your information. AllaN01Bear Jul 2025 #4