If you don't care about getting reelected, being a member of Congress is more like running a small company. You're given a million dollar a year budget and allo

If you don't care about getting reelected, being a member of Congress is more like running a small company. You're given a million dollar a year budget and allowed to basically do what you want with it. There are no real requirements, although obviously there's a lot of pressure to show up for key votes. You get special attention in the media because of your position and lots of people want to sell you stuff. Getting elected in the first place is more painful, though.