Tim Walz returns $100,000 of office budget
February 4th, 2008 5:28 pm by Jason B.Via press release:
WALZ TO RETURN APPROXIMATELY $100,000 OF OFFICE BUDGET TO TREASURY
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Walz announced today that he will return approximately $100,000 in unspent funds from his 2007 congressional office budget to the U.S. Treasury.
“In my first year representing the people of Southern Minnesota, my staff and I exercised fiscal discipline and were good stewards of the people’s money,” said Walz. “We finished 2007 with money left over and today, I am proud to announce that we will give approximately $100,000 back to the Treasury to help pay down the monstrous federal debt.”
Walz said, “One hundred thousand dollars isn’t a lot in comparison to a $9 trillion federal debt, but I believe that we’re all in this together and that every little bit helps.”
Every member of the House of Representatives receives an annual allowance to fund his or her office activities. This appropriation is called the Member’s Representational Allowance and in 2007 it totaled roughly $1.4 million. Walz will return approximately 7 percent of his budget.
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