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 they should get spay cut because they don’t do nothing. For the people who voted for them
sorry libturd you cant get a raise by sucking Obama’s ass and screwing over the people who pay your sorry ass for doing nothing
Overpaid for the crappy work they are doing.
GET A JOB
They are overplayed!
For what? Theyre more useless than whale $#%&!@* on the bottom of the ocean
THEY ARE OVER PAID BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT DOING THEIR JOB
for what they do they are highly overpaid!!!
they haven’t done anything to get paid for
Since all they do is fight among each other and they never get the work done that is supposed to be done as they are always on vacation for long periods of time I agree with Fred and Bo they are highly over paid. The whole group is badly in need for term limits to be imposed on everyone so they do not become complacent. I remember back in 1976 when those in office promised that if they were given the opportunity to change the fiscal year to October 1 they would always pass a budget for all of the Federal Government. That was 38 years ago and it has yet to be done!!!!