Their excessive spending with per diems for travel, and they all should be taking a pay cut not thinking they deserve a "cost of living" raise. Maybe they should start living WITHIN reasonable means instead of living in million dollar homes and driving expensive vehicles. Which they would have not been able to buy if they had a job like any other person working a 9-5 job. They should be making the same amount of money as any man or women who serve to protect our country. 
They really need to think about more things to get marijuana businesses up and running, because the tax off that would be huge and they would be making money. Also hemp, which is used to make damn near everything; string, fabric, & etc.