 | free offices in Washington, DC plus permanent and mobile offices in their districts |
 | an average staff of 22 per congressperson, primarily for "constituent
services" |
 | unlimited trips to and from their districts or states |
 | unlimited phone calls by congresspersons and their staff |
 | free use of the mails via the franking privilege for what amounts to one million
pieces of mail per year |
 | free professional advice on selection of the most effective mail database |
 | free production of audio and video "infomercial" tapes on incumbents for
distribution to electronic media and others |
 | free incumbent "infomercial" listing on the Internet |
 | plus all of the other "no charge" incumbent benefits, such as ready access to
the media and public facilities, as well as being recipients of plaudits arising from the
"pork barrel" |