finances

As part of Speaker Pelosi's attempts to make government more transparent, we're starting to see more and more data about what our elected representatives are doing with our money. The Sunlight Foundation, for example, just published a new database of what each member of the house spent in 2009 on expenses.

Most people don't realize that each house member, each committee, each office has an expenses budget every year. House members, for example, spend about $1 million a year while Senators spend closer to $3 million. What's most interesting about this info, is once you get past the totals you start to see how much waste there is in congress itself -- and especially from the people who spend all their camera time yelling the loudest about wasteful spending and inefficiencies, blah blah blah.

Well I give you Crazy Old Ginny Foxx's totals for 2009:

Most of the time I write about voting issues, but today I want to let you know about a bill meant to help our vulnerable elderly and the people who care for them.

Please ask your Representative to sign on as a co sponsor of HB 91, a bill to help the caregivers of persons suffering from dementia. I've personally been the primary caregiver for my elderly Mother since the late 90's and still am today.

HB 91 Rapp, Goforth and Fisher (Primary Sponsors) - FUNDS FOR PROJECT CAREGIVER ALTERNATIVES TO RUNNING ON EMPTY (C.A.R.E.)

1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

2 AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

3 HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF AGING AND ADULT SERVICES, FOR PROJECT

4 C.A.R.E. WHICH PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEMENTIA AND

5 THEIR CAREGIVERS, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA STUDY

6 COMMISSION ON AGING.