Targeting bills at the end of lawmakers’ benefits
Driving home on Friday from Capitol Hill for his district in southern New Jersey, William J. Hughes representative of the caller, the caller said, a radio-Talk Show Host, as they were angry about the benefits enjoyed by members of Congress.
“The tone of the calls was, for whom do they think they are?” “Said Mr. Hughes, a Democrat, has been in Congress since 1975.
He had no doubt that the bank business, members of the House of Representatives, overdrew their bank accounts, will contribute push legislation to cut back on some of the privileges enjoyed by members of Congress. Mr. Hughes, has introduced such bills every year, without success, said he did not overallotment errors of his account with the bank.
Mr. Hughes bill, November again, with the support of two other Congressmen New Jersey, Robert E. Andrews, a Democrat, and Mr. James Saxton, a Republican, is below the cup on legislators’ expensive international travel - trips As described by their defender Fact-finding missions, but by its critics as boondoggles. A comprehensive proposal
The Hughes bill is only one of many measures taken in recent months by members of Congress want to distance themselves from the image, the legislator as elitist and greedy.
“If we abolished the advantages that we have vaccinated against critics of benefits,” said Representative Charles E. Bennett, a Florida Democrat, has proposed a march of more bills.
Mr. Bennett’s proposal, which has also proposed to the Senate Bob Packwood, Republican of Oregon, attempting to remove almost all additional benefits that the legislature, either free or at reduced cost. The bill has about 30 co-sponsors.
Another approach was adopted in January by Senator Tom Daschle, a Democrat from South Dakota. His bill would consider the many advantages to eliminate Now, legislators and those who have no connection with their duties or are not generally available to the public. In the proposal by Mr. Daschle, many advantages for the legislature to reduction of service rather than refilling station complete market opening, prices and profits returned to the Treasury to reduce the deficit. Free Medical Service
Any effort to control Congress should have considered the advantages of a multitude of privileges enjoyed by the legislature and, in some cases by members of their staff.
An invoice, for example, was last year by Representative Michael Bilirakis, a Florida Republican, it is necessary that members of Congress to pay for the medical service and rules, they receive free of the Office of the treating physician, which is managed by the Navy.
Even if members of Congress have programs comparable health insurance with those of other federal employees, they can free health care ranges from physics studies and laboratory tests on electrocardiograms and special rescue service office. Free Health Club
Among other advantages granted by legislators, tenders Congressional Quarterly published by the Congress and elections Accountability Project, are:
* Free Health Club privileges on a school in a House Office Building and the exercise room of the Senate, two office buildings. The gym, a swimming pool, a hammam and hand-ball, volleyball and basketball.
* A special ticket office acts as a travel agent for members of Congress. Airlines can they free updates of the first places. And they have their own free parking near the terminal airports in the Washington area.
* Restaurants on Capitol Hill, legislators, employees and visitors, by the government. There are five public restaurants and five others for members of Congress and their guests. Members can also reserve a private room to eat and can store catering banquets at low cost.
* Free parking in the garage on Capitol Hill, inside and outside the rooms or managerial staff.
* More than $ 100000 of life insurance, with one third of the premiums paid by taxpayers, members of Congress. Furthermore, they are invited to participate in Standard Federal workers health insurance, a contribution to the premium.
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