do we remember when.. Pilosi raised all the budgets...
well..
the dems comment to everything is how small it is compared to the whole budget.. maybe they should learn.. to US $35 million is a huge chunk of change!
it might be a small start... but it is a start.. and every great journey starts with one small step..
well..
The new House Speaker, John Boehner, says he will move on Thursday to cut lawmakers' office budgets by 5%.
Of course, that won't make a dent in the nation's deficit. But for 435 lawmakers, who last year were allotted about $1.5 million each, the cut will mean trimming their budgets by $75,000 -- the equivalent of about 1.5 full-time staffers.
The cuts will save $35 million, or 0.001% of the $3.5 trillion annual federal budget.
Boehner says the incoming Republicans have to start somewhere. "And we're going to start there," Boehner said.
Boehner's plan focuses on reducing the operating budgets of House committees, leadership offices and individual member offices. Senate funding won't be affected.
the dems comment to everything is how small it is compared to the whole budget.. maybe they should learn.. to US $35 million is a huge chunk of change!
it might be a small start... but it is a start.. and every great journey starts with one small step..