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The income is tax-free unless the lawmaker lives within 50 miles of the Capitol, a distinction determined by where they are registered to vote.
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
The senators accused Johnson of keeping members of the House of Representatives away from the Capitol in order to delay the Epstein vote.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Arizona Senate Democrats Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego clashed withHouse Speaker Mike Johnson in the hallways of the Capitol on Wednesday, over the swearing-in of Democratic Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Advertisement House Speaker Mike Johnson is not calling back his Republican members this week, sparing them from the uncomfortable questions in hallways at the Capitol.
—Phil Elliott, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
The senators accused Johnson of keeping members of the House of Representatives away from the Capitol in order to delay the Epstein vote.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Arizona Senate Democrats Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego clashed withHouse Speaker Mike Johnson in the hallways of the Capitol on Wednesday, over the swearing-in of Democratic Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Advertisement House Speaker Mike Johnson is not calling back his Republican members this week, sparing them from the uncomfortable questions in hallways at the Capitol.
—Phil Elliott, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
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“The Capitol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Capitol. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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