DID YOU KNOW?THE FOUNDING FATHERS ONLY PAID THE SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES A "PER DIEM" AMOUNT WHEN IN SESSION. WHY? BECAUSE THE FOUNDING FATHERS KNEW IF CONGRESS WERE EVER TO BE PAID SALARIES (WHICH THEY COULD VOTE TO INCREASE THEMSELVES), THEN CONGRESS WOULD NO LONGER BE "OF THE PEOPLE" BUT RATH See more...