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How the U.S. Congress Keeps Getting Paid to Do Nothing

By Michelle Cottle May 2, 2016, 12:17 pm35 pts
Mark Theiler / Reuters Who knew it was so complicated for a member of the United States Congress to not get paid for not doing his job? Just ask Representative Dave Young. When the House missed its April 15 budget deadline this year—again—the Iowa Republican decided he needed to take a stand. On…

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