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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time for him to get gone
They are over payed
They get more and larger pay raises then any US citizen….What about a raise for our servicemen…I’ll bet they never even thought of that…They should participate in Obamacare and pay all their own travel and expenses….Yeah they need a pay raise……JERKS
Over paid is more like it.
They should have to pay to be in congress! That would show who really had the welfare of the nation in mind!
They are OVERPAID!!!
no
This is a ploy form the head cheese just to steer everyone from the main Issues !!!!!
Cut his pay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NONONO