She had only one daughter, but getting married was like not getting married. The greatest comfort was that she had a grandson, and now her grandson was leaving.

Originally, if anyone robbed her of this grandson, she would definitely fight to the death, even Meihua, her lifelong best friend and comrade-in-arms.

But for the sake of her daughter and grandson, she had to make the biggest sacrifice in her life.

The fourth brother rushed back, he originally lived in Washington, but when his mother came back, no matter how busy he was, he had to come to greet him, right?

But the MP holds meetings four times a week, so he has to wait until he can come back.

In fact, American parliamentarians were a rather hard job at first, so we need to talk about their parliamentary system.

When the United States established a representative state in the late 18th century, the Congress, as the legislature, met only a few months a year.

The MPs have no salary, and only have a catering subsidy of six dollars a year, which is equivalent to less than two hundred dollars now.

By 1815, after major events such as wars, turmoil, uprisings, etc., it took a long time for the Congress to hold meetings, and some poor people appeared among the members of the parliament.

If you don't pay wages, it is equivalent to letting the wealthy and leisurely class monopolize the Congress.

So, lawmakers began to receive $1,500 in salary each year, equivalent to about $20,000 today.

Nowadays, the annual salary of the Senate and Representatives is $174,000, which is only an upper-middle income in the capital Washington area. In a metropolis like New York, it is only enough to rent a small suite in the luxurious area of ​​Manhattan.

Members spend more than ordinary people. The most important thing is that they must maintain housing in the constituency and then need to have a place to live in Washington.

Unless the congressman happens to represent a constituency near Washington, you can commute.

Meetings are held for at least four days a week, so lawmakers must stay in Washington for at least three nights.

When Vice President Biden was a senator, he took a train from Delaware to work in the capital for more than an hour. Over time, he became familiar with the railway employees.

Those members of the long road will not have this blessing. Former Speaker Pelosi, who flew back to San Francisco several times a month, is closer than Seattle.
Chapter completed!