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 under worked and over paid and need to have a term limit with no paid benifits and salary after they leave the “job” so that when they are done “serving there” they have to go out like a military service person-who has really served America- and find a real job where they can’t fatten their pockets off the residules of their govmnt efforts.
not No but HELL NO!
He obviously has not taken the Bill Clinton courses, Graft 101, 102, and the graduate course he teaches personally.
PINHEAD,WEASEL.
actually they are over paid, should be working part-time, paying for own health ins., & providing their own transportation!
HELL NO THEY ARE NOT UNDER PAID THE $#%&!@*ING DEM.’S CAN KISS MY ASS !!
What are they nuts. They don’t need anymore money there not doing they job.Why pay them for doing nothing. If anything a pay cut would be in order.
Do something to deserve it!
No! try living on social security
they arer paid 3 times what they deserve