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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IT’S TIME WE THE PEOPLE TELL CONGRESS NO NO .WE NEED TO STOP THEM FROM VOTING ON THEIR OWN RAISES !!!! NO NO
No there paid more than there worth,
I am not surprised by this.
they are over paid by 10,000 a month…cut their pay, no retirement except for normal SS which the seniors now get…
I beieve in repealing the 17th Amendment. Salaries for Senators and Representatives should be set by their state legislatures not by the Senartors and Representatives. If you fail to represent you constituants you don’t get paid.
Our military is under paid , not congress !
if under payed//// look for a new job
~~ just what you would expect ~~ from one of Obama cronies ~~
NO SIR YOU HAVE NOT EARNED THE PAY YOU RECEIVE NOW
What do you expect. Congress is always taking breaks and when they do back nothing is done. You have a hard life. PLEASE