Congressional+Basics

__**//Qualifications for Congress//**__: House members must be at least 25 years old to run, Have been a U.S. citizen for at least 7 years, Be a resident of the state, and custom says they must live in the district. __**//Pay//**__: Base Annual Salary=$22,616, $155 Each Day in Session, $62 in Expense Pay Every Other Day. __**//Job Description//**__: They pass bills, are responsible for making laws that protects the citizens of their state, and they help decide many issues, including the federal tax rates, the minimum wage that employers must pay their workers, and how to spend the government's money.
 * __//Benefits/Perks//__**: They can turn down any increase in pay, and some actually do that. Members of Congress receive retirement and health benefits under the same plans available to other federal employees. They become vested after five years of full participation.
 * __//Four Voting Philosophies//__**: Trustee=legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit; Delegate=transfer power to someone; Partisan=a fervent and even militant proponent of something; and Politico=a person active in party politics.