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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Hell NO! If we paid them for the work they haven’t done they owe us.
nope
THEY ARE OVERPAID AND ARE NOT DOING THEIR JOB NOW
Underpaid!!!??? All you idiots do is go on vacations, while the hard working people suffer to put food on the table for their families!!! Drop dead $#%&!@*!!!
Congress lives large off of our welfare checks that we provide them courtesy of our tax dollars.
Overpaid, because they are a “do nothing” congress. Actually, they should be paying us, for letting them stay in Washington D.C. I mean, both parties, not just one. That also includes the so-called President, and his entire cabinet, and staff.!
they are OVER PAID. all they do is take vacations.
Whats he done worth what hes been paid
They should all be fired for not doing the job entrusted to them by the people ! Anyone else in the real world would have been fired long ago !