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Lawmakers contemplate a tough political sell: Raising their pay
« on: March 16, 2019, 06:42:19 pm »
Lawmakers contemplate a tough political sell: Raising their pay
By Cristina Marcos - 03/16/19 12:37 PM EDT

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) is calling for a cost-of-living adjustment to lawmaker salaries, which have remained stagnant for a decade — but it's likely to be a tough sell.

In remarks before the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress this week, Hoyer said that "it is time to address the issue of member and staff pay and benefits."

"Americans ought to have our nation’s diversity of economic backgrounds better reflected in this House," he added.

The House voted to create the select committee at the start of the new Congress in January to come up with recommendations for modernizing the legislative branch by the end of the year. The panel has been specifically tasked with developing recommendations on a variety of issues, including the congressional schedule, procedures, technology, and staff retention and compensation.

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Re: Lawmakers contemplate a tough political sell: Raising their pay
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2019, 08:57:11 pm »
Maybe people will figure out that politicians aren't in it for the salary.  They want the graft.
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Re: Lawmakers contemplate a tough political sell: Raising their pay
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2019, 12:14:29 am »
Nearly all of them shouldn't make what they do.  Government is working for itself not Americans.
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Re: Lawmakers contemplate a tough political sell: Raising their pay
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2019, 12:16:28 am »
THROW THE BASTARDS OUT.
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