Spending On Congressional Committees Out Of Whack

'USA Today' reports.. "According to a committee document provided by Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi's office, House Republicans want a $3.3 million budget for this year's operations of the 12-member select committee on the Benghazi attacks....

...By comparison, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs — which has a roster of 25 lawmakers and about 27 staff members — spent $2.5 million in 2013 and has a $3 million budget for 2014. The Ethics Committee budget for 2014 was more than $3 million, with a staff of about 25 serving 10 lawmakers."


COMMENTRAYFirst off I have no idea why it cost millions of dollars. Is tossing around nearly $9,000,000 on just three committees the most cost effective way of taking care of business in the U.S. Congress?

Secondly after all is said and done which outcome (like there ever will be one) will benefit taxpaying citizens the most?

I realize in today's world $9 million doesn't seem to go that far anymore However it seems to me it could be spent more wisely on just about anything other then a bunch of windbags sitting around hosting roasts and shamelessly pointing their own imperfect fingers at a bevy of witnesses unlucky enough to be subpoenaed by congress.

In almost every case witnesses called to testify are threatened and placed under intimidation. This by a bunch of jackals who's own backyards are likely to have more weeds in them then the ones they investigate.

If congress spent as much time doing things as they do talking about them we might actually get something done.

I'm all for 'check & balance', but with these committees taxpayers are getting more checks for them then balance dontcha' think?