 jatfla says: Amazing....and it's going to the Congress with the absolute lowest approval rating. Many of the members make millions on the side and have tons of perks. A sorry do-nothing Congress feeding on the _ _ _ _. Average senior will receive $756 increase in Social Security. Congressional salaries will be $174,000 and will rank each lawmaker in the top 6% of American households. Congress automatically gets a pay raise each year, and has to introduce legislation to prevent the increase. Although legislation to halt the Congressional raise has been introduced, the most supported bill (H.R. 5087) has just 34 co-sponsors, far short of the 218 necessary for passage. The Senior Citizens League supports three bills - H.R. 5087, H.R. 5091, and H.R. 6417 - which would prevent the pay raise from automatically going into effect. TSCL encourages its members to contact their Members of Congress and ask them to s... Congress automatically gets a pay raise each year Congress, in past sessions were required to VOTE for a pay increase, but they passed legislation that would automatically increase their salaries without a vote. (Even they recognized that the salaries were egregious, considering their dismal performance, not to mention "out of control" pork-barrel spending. |
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