What a Seat in Congress Costs, By the Hour

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http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/06/congress-money-costs-per-hour




Members of Congress gripe about how much time they spend asking for money. But just how much dough do they have to come up with while they're not doing their day jobs? We did the math: Assuming they spent 40 hours a week focusing on finding funds, House members must raise, on average, $367 an hour; senators must come up with $819 an hour. Some of the most costly (and cheapest) seats on the Hill, by the hour:



Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif): $2,444/hour


Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.): $2,068/hou


Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.): $1,875/hour


Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.): $1,823/hour