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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They are terribly overpaid and only by voting in increases for themselves. They are not even doing the job the American people hired them to do. Our country is in shambles and that is because they did not do their job!!
Grossly overpaid!
Let me guess, this sorry hump, is NOT up for reelection. No wonder they are trying to destroy the constitution, if we follow the constitution they are all guilty of treason.
NO!
No ! And they need to work for the Americans .
They are VERY fortunate NOT to be paid what they are worth.
They need to be on unemployment.
NO
No raise! If anything they need a cut in salary.
he should be slammed along side the head with a baseball bat.charged with extortion.