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 they are over paid . Getting illegal kick backs off pork projects and lobby money to vote a certain way which is nothing but bribery should be illegal so they make more than enough.
Hell they are over paid and the troops are under paid. that is just not right. Troops are risking their lives and Congress sure as hell are not.
if those clowns where paid for what they do THEY STARVE THEMSELVES
THEY ARE WELL OVERPAID TO MANY BENIFITS.
Can’t even do their job, so under paid they are not.
Way over paid..
They are overpaid f or what the give to the country. Which is nothing.
more like over paid
what a crock of BS
We are getting ripped off. If they were doing a good job I wouldn’t mind but they aren’t.