The House Reimburses Lawmakers for D.C. Expenses. See Who Spent the Most.

The House reimburses lawmakers for D.C. expenses. See who spent the most.

Alaska’s Rep. Nick Begich, who was ninth with $35,064 in reimbursements, attributed the cost to his long commute.

Members of Congress reimbursed themselves nearly $7 million to cover living expenses in 2025, all without receipts - The Boston Globe

Government ethics experts say the program itself isn’t necessarily troublesome, but they called it a symptom of a larger failure of Congress to reform itself.

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American taxpayers footed nearly $7 million last year for meals and housing costs claimed by members of the U.S. House of Representatives — and a new report reveals which lawmakers spent the most. The reimbursement program, launched three years ago, is designed to ease the financial burden on representatives who maintain homes in their districts while also living and working in Washington. House members earn a base salary of $174,000, a figure t…

The House reimburses lawmakers for D.C. expenses. See who spent the most

GOP Reps Mum On Receiptless Expense Reports

The Washington Post reports: House lawmakers spent $6.7 million of taxpayer money on meals and lodging last year — a 21 percent increase over 2024 — under a reimbursement program that doesn’t require them to provide receipts, a Washington Post analysis found. The program, launched three years ago, allows House members to supplement a $174,000 … The post GOP Reps Mum On Receiptless Expense Reports appeared first on Joe.My.God..

House members’ expenses surge in program that doesn’t require receipts

Taxpayers spent $6.7 million last year on the program, which reimburses lawmakers for food and lodging expenses in D.C., a Washington Post analysis found.