Politician’s portraits that hang on the walls around the capital cost up to $50,000 each. Do tax payers pay for these? The answer is 100% yes. There has been a bill on the floor for over a year to eliminate tax payer funded portraits but is has yet to pass. See the bill here: https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/114th-congress/senate-report/93/1
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