In April 2017, then-Rep. Markwayne Mullin told constituents it was “bull crap” that taxpayers pay his salary. He said 𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 “𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦” that no one pays him for. In 2021, while in office, he sold his business and reported $𝟯𝟭.𝟲𝗠–$𝟳𝟱.𝟲𝗠 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀.