American Tax Dollars spent on US Congress

It costs an estimated $2 billion per year for Congress to operate:

- Salary $174k
- $7.6 million per year for meal reimbursements
- The MRA, the members reprisational allowance is $810 million
- MRA broken down is $1.5 million to each Congress Rep
- Majority in Minority leadership, Hakeem Jeffries and Mike Johnson, get $37 million just for them
- Actual Budget can range around $2 million per member, though some suggest it might be closer to $5 million when including all expenses
- Operational Costs: $750 million for House expenses and $250 million for Senate expenses

Conservative estimate total cost $1.5 million to $2 billion per year