Bill Proposes Repealing Congressional Pay Incease
source: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/71889-lawmakers-float-bill-to-rescind-pay-i...
"A Republican and Democrat have put forward legislation that would rescind the automatic pay increase lawmakers are slated to receive in 2011."
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Annual congressional salaries right now:
rank and file members:$174,000
majority/minority leaders(house and senate):$193,400
speaker of the house:$223,500
source:http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/uscongress/a/congresspay.htm
from what i could find i believe the 2011 pay raise would be 2.8% or about $4,500 for rank and file members.
story continues at link
Annual congressional salaries right now:
rank and file members:$174,000
majority/minority leaders(house and senate):$193,400
speaker of the house:$223,500
source:http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/uscongress/a/congresspay.htm
from what i could find i believe the 2011 pay raise would be 2.8% or about $4,500 for rank and file members.
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JohnA
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I'm for that. And if they are going to force us into government run health care, they should all have to sign up for it too. It's a crock that they get to decide what they think is best for us when they don't have to suffer any of the consequences.
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JohnA
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ryan8566
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this is a joke. they will get their money in other ways that don't show.
- 2 years ago
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ryan8566
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goodname
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interesting to me that house and senate members get paid the same....
- 2 years ago
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goodname
