Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., get an annual salary of $174,000, but some of them say it isn't enough; they want a housing stipend, too.
House Oversight Chairman Jason Chaffetz is one of several dozen members who sleep in their office.
He's leaving Congress this week.
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He told the Hill Newspaper that on top of their salary, members of Congress should get a $2,500 monthly housing allowance because rent in Washington, D.C., is so expensive.
Members have to pay for their D.C. housing themselves, on top of their rent or mortgage back home.
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Members of Congress haven't given themselves a raise since 2009.
The bill that funds members personal budgets passed out of subcommittee Friday, keeping salaries frozen at those 2009 levels.