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 overpaid to sit on their buts and have all these diners and partys on mus the taxpayers!!!!! enough is enough!!!!!!!
OR, how about this proposal–we’ll give all congressional members a 10% pay raise and free housing at Washington DC, eliminate their lifetime pensions and benefits package, and limit their terms to a maximum of 2, and for a kicker to sweeten the deal we can open an account a Rent-A-Center and let then furnish the house on the taxpayer’s dime. GOOD GRIEF! AND WE ARE CALLING WELFARE RECIPIENTS “ENTITLED”–I WONDER WHERE THAT ATTITUDE COMES FROM!!!
HOW ??? Nope
Are you kidding? They are the exempt from everything glorified morans that we keep around. Clean House America and lets start with the WH, House of Reps, Senate, etc….get rid of these self absorbed people.
They are over payed!!!
Congress only “work” 3 days a week !! Tuesday, Wed. and Thursday, every week!!! They have a 4 DAY WEEKEND every week and their under paid ??? 24 hours a week is a very nice work week on tax dollars !!!!!!!!!!
Most over paid bunch of do nothings ever in history. But then when you give them to power to vote their own raises … power corrupts; total power totally corrupts.
I want a raise to. how about giving it back to ss where you guys keep taking it from.
A raise with a size 12 boot maybe!
yeh I’m for term limits. NO more money for congress they get paid enough. even to much