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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No, No, No and double NO!
Not a raise. A rise. Rise right out of that chair and lease congress. Live on all of those sponsored programs others live on.
All they do is go on recess or vacation.
UNDERPAID? go to hell,between the 2 of us we make less then 29,000.00 a year on SS and he thinks he is underpaid,KISS MY ASS MISTER
Is that question an April Fools joke?
this guy right here is what,s wrong with Washington d.c.!!!
You can live on my SS for a while and see how underpaid that the people who put you there are!
They are paid three times what they are worth!
overpaid worthless piece of c**p we could ever elect, all of them
You could aways find a real job instead of free loading and not doing what you were elected to do.