At over three times the median U.S. household income, this Democratic congressman thinks he and his fellow representatives deserve a raise.
Rep. Jim Moran (D., Va.) told CQ Roll Call members of Congress are “underpaid” and he plans to introduce an amendment to correct the injustice.“I understand that it’s widely felt that they underperform, but the fact is that this is the board of directors for the largest economic entity in the world,” he said.
While that claim is not technically true (the European Union is the largest economic entity in the world), let’s assume for a moment that being on the U.S. “board of directors” should warrant a raise for Congress.
Congressional salaries have been frozen since 2010, but regular members still pull in $174,000 per year – more than triple the 2013 median U.S. household income of $52,000. Leadership positions are compensated higher.
Additionally, the “board of directors” has not exactly been delivering for their “shareholders.” Unemployment remains a staggering 6.7 percent, and the labor participation rate hovers at historical lows.
Source: Washington Free Beacon
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If he even thinks that he has earned or deserves even ONE RED CENT of what he is getting for the HONOR TO SERVE the PEOPLE the True Constitutional Citizens of this country then he needs to get a real wake up call and major SLAP on the A**. He has done nothing but comit treason since he has been in office and support TERRORISTS while he has been in office. And his staff is no better cause they are supporting him.
So what he deserves based on his actions since he has been in office and the same goes for the staff is a TREASON and TERRORISM CONVICTION and death according to the constitution of hanging or firing squad. Period. He is a low life as are all democrats and liberals in office and their staffs.
that guy make a 174,000 dollar paycheck a year and that anit enoguht come on we do it all the time the lower income class live welll under its mean and cant afford the stuff we need but it ok cus the rich only want more for them self and not for others in need our country has become very greedy none of u desver a pay raise live off our salaries for a month you would not be able to i challange all congress to take a pay cut for one month on minum wage and they have to find the job a house or apartment to rent live we do see the struggle we go thro but they wouldnt care they know its only for a month
UNDERPAID YOU SAY? you bust your ass begging to be elected and you say you are underpaid? IF YOU ARE, GET OUT AND LET SOMEONE MORE QUALIFIED DO THE JOB!
You should give back 75 percent of what you now receive.
For what they do hell no. Let them go to work in the real woreld
for about 106 days work… youve lost your dam mind! ….END LIFETIME PAYMENTS…WWW.INFOWARS.COM
He’ll they are lucky to get paid being a “public service”. If they should get paid it should be minimum wage.
He is full of manure!!!!!!!!! They are paid 170,000 + dollars a year and get 1 or 2 million dollars for their office or whatever they want to use it on. He must be retiring because he must know he would not be re elected after saying this. Damn greedy liberal democrat!!!!!
35% pay cut across the board.. And mandatory drug testing and polygraph’s all around ..
Way over paid