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The same rules apply to every member. But lawmakers’ reimbursements have varied widely, & bc the prgm doesn’t require #receipts or public #disclosure of what members are #expensing, #taxpayers have to take lawmakers’ word that they’re playing by the rules.

Of the 435 voting members of the #House, 319 members — 153 #Democrats & 166 #Republicans — received reimbursement for some food/lodging expenses last yr, + 3 delegates from #US territories. The other 116 members received no reimbursements….