Swordsmyth
06-06-2019, 07:58 PM
House Democrats are so pleased with their performance in Congress that they believe taxpayers should give them a $4,500 pay raise (https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/04/congress-pay-raise-1353195).
Spending leaders (https://www.lifezette.com/category/drain-the-swamp/) have reportedly voiced support for 2020 funding bills that would no longer block cost-of-living adjustments.
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Congress had voted to freeze congressional salaries at $174,000 back in 2009 as the midterm elections approached and while the Obama economy struggled.
GOP leaders struck down (https://www.kgw.com/article/news/nation-world/raise-for-congress-house-leaders-look-to-end-own-pay-freeze/507-6265ec61-330a-4c90-a036-6d14bce2ea0b) the automatic increases (https://thepoliticalinsider.com/trump-federal-pay-freeze/) every year since.
Now, with Democrats having control again of the House following the 2018 midterms, they’re setting their sights on an increase.
More at: https://www.lifezette.com/2019/06/house-democrats-suggesting-they-need-a-pay-raise/
How about a pay cut?
Spending leaders (https://www.lifezette.com/category/drain-the-swamp/) have reportedly voiced support for 2020 funding bills that would no longer block cost-of-living adjustments.
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Congress had voted to freeze congressional salaries at $174,000 back in 2009 as the midterm elections approached and while the Obama economy struggled.
GOP leaders struck down (https://www.kgw.com/article/news/nation-world/raise-for-congress-house-leaders-look-to-end-own-pay-freeze/507-6265ec61-330a-4c90-a036-6d14bce2ea0b) the automatic increases (https://thepoliticalinsider.com/trump-federal-pay-freeze/) every year since.
Now, with Democrats having control again of the House following the 2018 midterms, they’re setting their sights on an increase.
More at: https://www.lifezette.com/2019/06/house-democrats-suggesting-they-need-a-pay-raise/
How about a pay cut?