All members of the House of Representatives and the Senate are paid in full by the U.S. Treasury, which ultimately gets its money from the tax payers.
there are more representatives than there are senators. senators=100 (2 per state) representatives=435 (depends on census count)
If you are talking about federal congressmen Illinois has 2 senators and 19 representatives. If you are talking about the Illinois state legislature then Illinois has 118 representatives and 59 senators.
The number of senators is in the Constitution: every state has 2 senators.
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All members of the House of Representatives and the Senate are paid in full by the U.S. Treasury, which ultimately gets its money from the tax payers.
the us government and their salary is set by the law
The taxes taken from the populace and revenue from elsewhere which the government accrues.
free postage-free airline tickets-pay no income tax-excessive salaries.
Senators are not "elected", as such, they are appointed. So no one pays for their elections. Their salaries and other expenses are paid out of the general tax funds. However, this answer is going to come as a surprise to voters, as they do have elections every 6 years.
Senators are not "elected", as such, they are appointed. So no one pays for their elections. Their salaries and other expenses are paid out of the general tax funds. However, this answer is going to come as a surprise to voters, as they do have elections every 6 years.
The actual text is... "No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened." In simple terms - it means that no laws concerning the pay of senators & representatives can be enforced before the next general election.
Taxpayers in the United States determine the salary of all people who work in the government.
$169,300
how are senators and representatives elected
2 Senators and 25 Representatives
Senators and Representatives are elected by a