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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Hell no!
NEED TERM LIMITS
There over payed
Let them live on my pay check
Of course, that’s how Dems. think, me myself and I.
TAKE AWAY THE (LIFE=TIME) RETIREMENTS AND PERKS. AND TRY TO LIVE LIKE THE REST OF AMERICA HAS TOO DO.?
Hell no not underpaid but UNDERWORKED they ain ‘t doin $#%&!@* in congress sept lying for BAMMER
HELL NO OVER PAID IS MORE LIKE IT
Congress should work for expenses only
No more pay get another job that you can do better you lazy bastard