1.0 link 169847 <![CDATA[Reid: Congressional Budget Increased To Pay GOP Staffers]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/25/reid-congressional-budget_n_169847.html More than 2,000 employers laid off more than 50 workers each in January, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.

One workplace, however, wasn't on the list: the U.S. Congress.

A ten percent increase in the budget for Congressional operations was needed because Senate Republicans wanted to retain previous staff levels despite having lost roughly 20 percent of their ranks in the 2008 elections, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said Wednesday.

Congressional Republicans have been pouncing on any instance of wasteful spending...

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