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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no i think there great for 8 days a year barrys 50 holidays 67 million but welfare 10 bucks $#%&!@* the millionaire greedy bastards ……………………….. thats a no
Overpaid freeloaders.
He’s wrong
No I don’t think their underpaid, if they did their jobs we might think about it but umm NO!
HELL KNOW THEY DON’T PAY THEIR TAXES ANYWAY SO WHAT ARE THEY BITCHING ABOUT.
NO THEIR NOT THEY DON’T DO THE WORK THEIR SUPPOSE TO NOOOO WAY DO THEY NEED MORE MONEY
no they are over paid to do nothing
He’ll no
vote them out for they are the worst reps we ever had cut there time down to 3 months and no more for that is how it started and how it should be wake up america
NO!