Jason Chaffetz thinks federal lawmakers need a massive monthly stipend added to their $174,000 annual salary in order to cover housing. Unsurprisingly, he’s making this call just days before he exits Congress.
The timing is no accident. Politicians tend to speak with more honesty when they’re lame ducks — and they honestly believe that they deserve more money.
Part of the desire for more cash is ego, but part of it makes a bit of sense. Being a member of Congress is expensive, considering that members are expected to live in the state the represent while they work in Washington D.C. This requires either two mortgages or a rental or two just to work. It’s not uncommon to hear about many representatives sleeping in their offices to avoid the added expense their job requires.
But that doesn’t alleviate the fact that Americans are in no mood to hear them ask for more money when they already make so much — particularly while their approval ratings are so low and so many Americans are trying desperately to find good paying work.
Jason Chaffetz is on the way out, though, so he doesn’t mind the optics.
See how much more money he thinks his fellow lawmakers need on the next page:
Bull c**p, they deserve nothing
So did seniors its called the cost of living raise. they got one in 8 yrs it was 3cents a month and their deductable for the year went up to 183.00 so they got a slap in the face it was a insult so no raises for congress or the senate we are just trying to survive and you want more money to cover your home and one in DC, get real
NO! Not happening.
The rest of us have had to live on a lot less and put kids thru college. Live on the sum senior citizens get and see how that feels.
I have an idea, they spend most of their time in their districts from now on. They fly in to DC to vote. They don’t get much done there anyway. If they need to have discussions they can use video conference. This avoids their country club mentality and contact with the liberal mindset in DC. They could sell some of the office buildings and it would get rid of lobbyists in their fancy expensive buildings. Just a thought.
I think as show of good faith NO SUMMER BREAK…GET THE PEOPLE’S WORK DONE!
I vote “no”.
Try covering whores, and trips around the world.
You$#%&!@*HATS make to much as it is. You should only make half that much!!!
Idiot