The Reformist Party (PRSC), the smallest of the major political parties in the Dominican Republic, currently employs 148 people in the Chamber of Deputies, a largesse that costs the government RD$1.465 million each month in salaries alone. There are 54 “advisors,” 25 auxiliary personnel, 21 assistants, 17 secretaries, 8 drivers, 6 messengers, 5 “security” staff, and 5 journalists. According to the Diario Libre, the PRSC deputies perform their work with just 20 of the 148 staffers listed on the payrolls. A sort of face-off within the party occurred when some of the PRSC deputies requested that Chamber president Alfredo Pacheco eliminate 100 of the jobs on their list. Reformist deputies met with party leader Federico Antun Batlle and agreed to remove all but those who actually work in the Chamber of Deputies. Sources at the Chamber revealed that former Chamber president Rafaela (Lila) Alburquerque had sent a letter to Pacheco voicing her opposition to such a move.