Saturday, January 13, 2007
MN Senate and House Eat Well, Very Well!
Members of both the MN House and Senate - both Houses occupied overwhelming by a majority of DemocRATS - voted themselves a bump-up in their daily meal allowance.
State Senators are now reimbursed up to $96/day on meals, up from $66/day. State House Representatives can be reimbursed up to $77/day for meals.
The MN Legislature is in session approximately 140 days of the year.
$96 x 140 days = $13,440
$77 x 140 days = $10,780
Nice bump in addition to their salaries of $31,XXX some thousand dollars per year (session, really) and the myriad of all their other perks.
Senate Majority Leader, DemocRAT Larry Pogemiller said he doesn't consider the meal pay increase a "backdoor" pay increase. "It's reasonable to expect that members be reimbursed for reasonable expenses," said Pogemiller, a true trendsetting Tax And Spender.
Here's the Real Kicker: No receipt or proof of meal purchase is required for reimbursement . So you can just take that daily meal allowance and put in your pocket!
Just hop on board the meal reimbursement train. Mmmmmm-mmmmmmmm good, isn't it, DemocRATS?
Are you sure you can survive on only $96 and $77 per day for meals? IS that enough? I wouldn't want to see my representatives dumpster diving behind the Capitol between sessions and hearings.
©2007
State Senators are now reimbursed up to $96/day on meals, up from $66/day. State House Representatives can be reimbursed up to $77/day for meals.
"That's some rich eating," said REPUBLICAN Representative Mark Buesgens.
The MN Legislature is in session approximately 140 days of the year.
$96 x 140 days = $13,440
$77 x 140 days = $10,780
Nice bump in addition to their salaries of $31,XXX some thousand dollars per year (session, really) and the myriad of all their other perks.
Senate Majority Leader, DemocRAT Larry Pogemiller said he doesn't consider the meal pay increase a "backdoor" pay increase. "It's reasonable to expect that members be reimbursed for reasonable expenses," said Pogemiller, a true trendsetting Tax And Spender.
Here's the Real Kicker: No receipt or proof of meal purchase is required for reimbursement . So you can just take that daily meal allowance and put in your pocket!
Just hop on board the meal reimbursement train. Mmmmmm-mmmmmmmm good, isn't it, DemocRATS?
Are you sure you can survive on only $96 and $77 per day for meals? IS that enough? I wouldn't want to see my representatives dumpster diving behind the Capitol between sessions and hearings.
©2007
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