Ever wonder how much it costs a Congressman to tell their constituents how much in debt we are ?
Well, according to the Summary Tabulation of Mass Mailings and Communications
Distributed by Each Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
January 3, 2011 – March 31, 2011
Total number of distributed :
329,050 Paulsen (R-03)
173,841 Bachmann (R-06)
80,000 Cravaack (R-08)
69,243 Kline (R-02)
34,988 Ellison (D-05)
0 Walz (D-01)
0 McCollom (D-04)
0 Peterson (D-07)
Total cost
$43,527.45 Paulsen (R-03)
$10,152.02 Kline (R-02)
$ 5,178.00 Bachmann (R-06)
$ 3,600.00 Cravaack (R-08)
$ 2,287.35 Ellison (D-05)
$ .00 Walz (D-01)
$ .00 McCollom (D-04)
$ .00 Peterson (D-07)
THANKS, Congressman Erik Paulsen for keeping us informed !
For more about Franked Mail and some of the Minnesota delegation, read this.
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