Answer: D
Kathy Hochul earns $174,000 per year as a member of Congress. On top of that, her benefit package tops out at $110,000 per year. In addition, Kathy’s husband - a top Obama Administration official - makes approximately $139,000 per year, and a benefit package worth an additional $62,000 per year.
The total taxpayers are paying to fund the Hochul’s lifestyle - slightly more than $475,000 per year.
(Source: The Heritage Foundation, Members of Congress Earn Big Salaries, Fringe Benefits, http://goo.gl/9VgFY
USA Today “Government Jobs: Bloated Pay, Benefits Cost Us All, 7/6/2010; http://goo.gl/KDFRA
