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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Then don’t run if that is your reason for being in office!
Duh ????
Their pay, the number of hours they work their unbelievable retirement, give me a brake . Our government needs to be down sized, How many aids does each one have . They vote their selves raises. Does anyone know how much our government coast a year ? I’ll bet we don’t want to know !
Just the opposite.
HELL NO! They get enough pay and half a year vacation.
Yeah right !!!!!
Well lets see, All the members of congress, get ,not earned, $176,000 dollars a year, plus all the free bee and benefits of using free planes and limos, and free hair cuts, and the list just goes on. Looks to like the ELITE are living LARGE at the taxpayers expense. I bet on one have had to pump a drop of gas for the car they ride in or pay for it either.
I say they should give all ,the money they make back,they don’t deserve one penny
one big sample is Joe Biden he never have a real job in his life he went from college to politics ……. IF they don’t get pay well how the hell he spend one million dollars traveling from his home to DC them who pay for???????
Hell no