No raise? No problem: House members expense DC hotels, meals on taxpayers’ dime
House lawmakers haven’t gotten a pay increase in nearly two decades, but a little-known perk is allowing members to push some of the soaring cost of living in the nation's capital back onto taxpayers.
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House lawmakers haven’t gotten a pay increase in nearly two decades, but a little-known perk is allowing members to push some of the soaring cost of living in the nation's capital back onto taxpayers.
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