A review of Congressional spending records shows that 76 members of Congress are spending their office account money to lease a car - or cars - with the highest price coming in at over $1,500 per month.

The number of car leases dropped about 10 percent from a year ago, when 87 lawmakers were spending money on car leases, and just like last year, it is a bipartisan exercise.

41 Democrats leased a car with their office account money, along with 35 Republican members of the U.S. House.

Let's remember one thing - there is nothing illegal about spending your money that way as a member of Congress.  Here is the list of the 76 members I found with auto leases - the figure at right is the monthly price, as some members pay up front for an entire year, while others pay each month.

This information was gathered from the "Statement of Disbursements " issued each quarter by the House of Representatives.

Four lawmakers use their office account money to lease two cars: Reps. Rehberg, Burton, Neugebauer and Peterson.  Rehberg and Burton are both at the top when it comes to automobile lease spending.

One provision in a spending bill for the Congress that was sent to the House floor this week would limit spending on leased vehicles to no more than $1,000 per month, which means only four House members would have to pony up extra money to pay for their cars.