Complement one of our own
The top-ranked office spender, Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT), used all but $375 of his $1.3 million allowance. The lowest-ranked spender, Rep. Virgil Goode (R-VA), did without $518,036 of his MRA (which came to $1.2 million). Had every Congressman been as frugal as Goode, House office spending would have fallen by $205.4 million that year. (emphasis mine)
We need to complement Rep. Goode on a job well done. This is the kind of action we need to see in our Congressmen, not what Mr. Matheson was doing. Now, Mr. Goode has done some other things we should not be quite so proud of, but we need to give positive reinforcement when it is due, as well as negative when that is appropriate, so thanks to Mr. Goode on his spending restraint in the office.