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Mileage Biggest Expense in McCarthy Senate Session
A historical note reveals the cost of a Senate special session under Senator McCarthy. Travel expenses top the bill at 20 cents per mile with an estimated 40 000 dollars. Printing costs for the Congressional Record run about 84 dollars per page, totaling tens of thousands. The calendar printing was avoided by a resolution, while salaries and basic supplies stay fixed.
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