Cost saving in the House

ALL 5 LIVING PRESIDENTS in Dallas for Bush library dedication -- CONGRESS, AIDES MAY GET OBAMACARE EXEMPTION -- DAVID PLOUFFE signs with Bloomberg TV -- CIA, FBI flagged Boston suspect - POLITICO Playbook - POLITICO.com: --USA Today 6A, “Boehner-led cost-cutting saving millions in the House: Leading Dems’ complaints fall on deaf ears,” by Susan Davis: “The House of Representatives will spend 15% less on its own operations this year than it did three years ago under a cost-cutting effort launched by Speaker John Boehner that is on pace to save taxpayers more than $400 million by the end of this year. … Three years ago, the average lawmaker had an annual $1.5 million budget, which is down to $1.2 million. Those budgets … cover everything from staff salaries to district office rent and bottled water. … Leading Democrats have chafed at the belt tightening, arguing it undermines adequate personnel resources for research and oversight. …