host: keith from ohio. caller: i understand that each one of the congressman and senators get $174,000. now, they have a budget that they work through that is $1.3 million, $1.4 million. what is that detail? what do they get in that budget? they have got to have their staffing, travel. i don't feel sorry for their travel. they should be there on the job instead of traveling home every weekend, they waste a lot of time. guest: thank you very much. generally, i agree with you. toily getting moved washington, they might have better relationships with their colleagues, but this is a very personal decision on where your kids go to school, so we don't quibble with that. their salaries, as united and, most of their budget goes to staff, 60%-70%. next is the rent for district offices, depending on the district a are in. in a metropolitan area, it would be harder. that a smallthings business would spend money on, computer hardware, computer software, reimbursing staff for travel. they use their own cars, we don't ha