House GOP cuts spending on policy staff, boosts spending on PR and spin

Since Republicans took control of the U.S. House in January 2011, Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has led a cost-cutting effort that has trimmed staff for House committees by nearly 20%, saving taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.

But the number of committee staff responsible for press and communications work has increased by nearly 15% over the same period, according to House spending records.

this is the GOP we're talking about: To them, doing nothing is an accomplishment. So it makes sense to hire staff to brag about it.

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