Tag Archive: statement of disbursements

Senate Finally Publishes Its Spending Online, But Could Do Much Better

by Daniel Schuman Nov 30, 2011 12:27 pm

At long last, the U.S. Senate has begun online publication of how it spends money on itself — barely meeting... View Article

Senate Expenses to be PDF’d

by John Wonderlich Apr 19, 2011 5:07 pm

We’ve just gotten the following document, which gives us the latest on the Senate’s plan to post official Senate expenses... View Article

House Members, Committees and Offices Spend $1.36 Billion in 2010

by Anu Narayanswamy

investigations

Mar 21, 2011 10:21 am

In 2010, members, committees and other offices of the U.S. House of Representatives spent more than $1.36 billion on salaries, benefits, office equipment, travel, consultants and other expenses. Of that, the largest expense--about $1 billion--was for salaries and benefits, followed by spending on rent and communication costs, technology and related maintenance costs.

Nine of the ten biggest spenders were Democrats, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former members Dana Titus, D-Nev., Scott Murphy, D-N.Y., and Mary Jo Kilroy, D-Ohio. Half of the top ten spenders were from California.

Lawmakers do not pay out of their member ...