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 NEED TO GIVE THEIR RAISES TO THE ARMED FORCES…THEY DESERVE IT….COMING BACK WITH PARTS OF THEIR BODY MISSING THEN TREATED SO BADLY..SHAME ON ALL THE POLITICIANS… HOW DO YOU SLEEP NIGHTS…???
$#%&!@* no
As far as I am concerned politicians are paid way tomuchfordoing nothing but take OUR tax monies and squander it on countries that hate us and they do nothing to ease the suffering of the AMERICAN PUBLIC and have yet to balance the budget and since they have not balanced the budget then they should not be paid till they balance the budget.
With all the things they get free there pay should be cut how many people are getting a raise in there work place now
hang them all
I say cut their monies to 1/3 of what most people get, say 55,000 I know a person who lives on 10,000 a yr. He gets some help from his family. these great leaders are so busy putting money in their own hip national, no wonder they do not get any thing accomplished. I am so sick of all of the parties.
They get paid too much for doing nothing now!!
They are all over paid!!! Under paid my ass!!
They knew what the salary was before they run! Time to cut salaries of Senators and congressmen
Time to take the rich cronies out of politics!!!!