Republicans Look to Give Themselves a Pay Raise After Securing Benefit Cuts for the Poor
After taking the global economy hostage to secure painful cuts to aid programs and other federal spending, House Republicans are proposing a pay raise for themselves and other members of Congress for the coming fiscal year.
Roll Callreported Thursday that under spending legislation approved by the Republican-controlled House Appropriations Committee last month, members of Congress "would stand to receive a 4.6%, or $8,000, pay increase" in 2024. Most members of Congress currently make an annual salary of $174,000, putting them in the top 10% of U.S. earners.
"Lawmakers last received a cost-of-living increase in 2009," the outlet noted, "but House Republicans left out the traditional language blocking a cost-of-living increase for members from this year's Legislative Branch bill."
Pulling themselves up by our bootstraps.
With how many times they go on vacation a year, I'm lucky if I get to take a week off let alone months our of the year.
The money they get comes from taxes.
So..... You are paying for their holidays. Isn't that fun to know?
Yeah and they have to take them every other month VS making any decisions so they don't lose them cuz how terrible would it be to make a decision that could possibly support any of the people who voted them into office.
Vacations are meant to talk to their constituents. So I think they should be required to spend all of that time in their home district otherwise their "vacation" gets cancelled.