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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I’m Almost Speechless !!! This Whinning Is Coming from A Group (All Of Congress ), that Can’t Even “RID” Our Country Of A “Self-Confessed” Tyrant, Deceiver, Constitutional Ignorer, And Racist. For GOD’s Sake !! Clinton WAS IMPEACHED For Lying To Congress; and Nixson Also, for A Minor “Breaking & Entering” “W T F ” Is The Problem ?????? “UNITE”
Give them one million dollars per year and take away their expense accounts!!!!! The expenses they charge us are around 5 to 6 million per year.
OF COURSE HE DOSE THEY JUST TAKE AN TAKE AN TAKE ALLTHEY CARE ABOUT IS THE MONEY THEY DOUNT KEEP THERE PROMISES THERE IN IT FOR THEM
give them the same an hour as us and see if they can make it .they are over paid
no, over paided. they don’t want to do their job!!!!!
Nope they are over paid if anything.
ABSOLUTELY NOT. I WISH WE GOT PAID LIKE THAT. HE SHOULD TRY LIVING ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE. HE COULDN’T SURVIVE.
no
They are over paid,…in fact they shouldn’t be paid at all,..while NOT doing their job,,,,for the last 4 years they have had a blind eye,…and failing to see the bills that come across their desk,…all I see is failure . All they have done was agreed on everything in congress,….surely thats not all of the job,….they are supposed to be for the people ALSO…..I think they need to be fired.
i think they should get paid by the hour like other government employees