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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Way Overpaid!
no they make enough for me to pay off a lot of bills. They have cushy, well paid jobs.
no congress should make walmart salary. see if they can make on $7.00
HAhahahhahhhhhhhahhhahhhhahahhhaha!!THEY ARE KILLING OUR COUNTRY!! They should be in court for criminal charges!!!!!!!!
Get ready Americans. I feel a big railse coming for them in the near future.
HELL NO! Way overpaid, considering they do nothing!!! They are letting Obama ruin America and standby while he attempts to destroy our constitution-the very thing they pledged to protect. I think they should pay them minimum wage, after all they expect a majority of Americans to live on that, so they can too!
Can we get an accounting of their total “benefit” package as well as the paycheck amount they receive? Also, how many hours a week do they actually show up to work?
They are over paid on tyranny actions.
Not only should they not get a raise but when they loose an election they should not get paid a pension just for being a senator for four years. Remember when wages were frozen way back and the first thing that congress did was vote themselves a raise. I guess they figured since nobody else is getting the money they would take it. No wonder they fight so hard to win; they are then set for life.
they do not work why should they be paid