Congressman Mark Amodei, who represents Nevada congressional District 2 which includes Carson City, said Wednesday that he returned around $125,000 in unspent office funds from his 2014 budget to the U.S. Treasury to be applied toward deficit reduction.
It represents nearly 10 percent of his office budget for that year. Amodei returned $104,000 from his 2013 budget to the Treasury. Since his election in September 2011, Amodei has returned approximately $495,000.
“In the face of a $18.2 trillion federal debt, I think it is a sign of basic respect to Nevadans and Americans to run a fiscally conservative office while offering the greatest possible service to my constituents at the lowest possible cost to taxpayers,” said Amodei.
Amodei has supported provisions to cut his personal office’s operating budget by 11.4percent and he voted in favor of extending a pay freeze for Members of Congress and federal employees. Amodei supports and has voted for a Balanced Budget Amendment.
