Congressional wealth and outside income
Subject in Politics
Congressional wealth and outside income has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including REAL AF with Andy Frisella. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
DJCo-host of the CTI segments on REAL AF, presents the headlines
DJ cites 2024 figures showing a typical House member's wealth far exceeds the median American's.
“The median wealth of a typical House member is almost 800 grand, 14 times more than the median American”
REAL AF with Andy Frisella: 1026. Andy & DJ CTI: Trump's China Trip Chaos, Senators Agree To Go Without Pay & Tennessee Shooting Suspect Charged (May 15, 2026) · Listen from 40:43
DJ proposes tying lawmakers' salaries to the median income of the states they represent.
“lawmakers, their salaries should be based off the median income of their state that they're representing”
REAL AF with Andy Frisella: 1026. Andy & DJ CTI: Trump's China Trip Chaos, Senators Agree To Go Without Pay & Tennessee Shooting Suspect Charged (May 15, 2026) · Listen from 39:14
Andy FrisellaShow intro voiceover by host Andy Frisella
Frisella argues government officials should be barred from any income beyond their official pay.
“There should be no government official that is allowed to make money outside the realm of what they get paid for their service”
REAL AF with Andy Frisella: 1026. Andy & DJ CTI: Trump's China Trip Chaos, Senators Agree To Go Without Pay & Tennessee Shooting Suspect Charged (May 15, 2026) · Listen from 38:23
Podcasts
- REAL AF with Andy Frisella · 1 episode
Episodes
1026. Andy & DJ CTI: Trump's China Trip Chaos, Senators Agree To Go Without Pay & Tennessee Shooting Suspect ChargedREAL AF with Andy Frisella · May 15, 2026 · 1 h 27 min
Andy Frisella and DJ discuss Trump's China trip, abolishing the CIA, senators forgoing shutdown pay, and the shooting involving livestreamer Chud the Builder.