House Spending

Report Reveals House's Biggest, Smallest Spenders In First Quarter

CNN | Lisa Desjardins | Posted 08.06.2011

We now have the first expense reports for the 112th House of Representatives. The 3293-page Statement of Disbursements shows how much of their office ...

Republicans Abandon Tough Talk On Deficits With First Spending Bill

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — House Republicans who have spent months demanding spending cuts blanched Wednesday at their first opportunity to actually make them...

Congressional Spending By The Numbers

Roll Call | Posted 05.25.2011

Here's what it costs to run the House of Representatives for a year: $30 million for Members and staff to travel around the country, $48 million for o...

Pelosi Calls For Member Expenses To Move Online

Sunlight Foundation | Posted 05.25.2011

Speaker Pelosi has just announced a new level of disclosure for official expenditures from the offices of House Representatives, as recently posted to...