WHAT DOES YOUR CONGRESSMAN DO TO EARN HIS PAY
The Republican controlled House in 2012 passed 90 bills---a record low number.
In 2011 the average expense allowance for each member of the House was $1.4 million. Multiplying the average expense allowance and the salary ($174,000.00) by the number of House members (435) the cost of just these two items to taxpayers to pass 90 bills was $616.5 million. This does not include any cost incurred by the House Committees, Subcommittees, Joint Committees, House Officers and House Officials.
As a voter and taxpayer I am interested in how Congress votes and spends my tax dollars and am requesting Congressman Rick Crawford to answer the following questions.
Do you and each member of your staff keep a daily record of your activities along with the names of all people contacted or who contacted you which records voters may view?
If not would you agree to keep such records in the future?
What was your Congressional expense allowance for the year 2012?
How many staff members did you have in 2012 and what was the job description for each? What was the expenses for your staff in 2012?
Please give the title and bill number for all bills you sponsored or co-sponsored in 2012 and how many of those became law.
What were the reasons that caused you to sign the Grover Norquist pledge never to raise taxes and will you continue to honor that pledge?
Would you sign a pledge never to cut benefits for Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid or Food Stamps and give the reasons for your answer.
How much will you reduce your expense allowance and how much will you reduce the salary allowance of your staff in 2013?
Are you voters and taxpayers in Cleburne County
