[Doogle]

....if I was as negligent as the US Congress, I would've been told to take a pay cut!!

Doogle

[cripplecreek]

I suspect that they won't be able to reach an agreement and will get a raise anyway.

[goldstategop]

Real smart. They complain its too costly to maintain two residences. Well isn't a public career a sacrifice? They think they should be rewarded with an awful lot of money for not doing nearly enough... they do get a lot of breaks. How hard can it be to sit on committee hearings, write bills and vote? They think the American people are ingrates for not approving of their desire for more pay.

("Denny Crane: Gun Control? For Communists. She's a liberal. Can't hunt.")

[SMARTY]

"Most members of Congress probably have more debt after they've been in Congress for a few years then they had when they came to Congress," Blunt said, adding that keeping residences in two places is costly.

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., also backs the raise.

SPARE ME!!! These guys won't be happy till we are all begging in the streets!

[caver]

""Most of our members are not individuals of great resources, they're families trying to send kids to college," said House Republican Leader Roy Blunt, R-Mo., defending his support for a pay raise."

At $160,000, this moron makes a hell lot more than me. He needs a pay cut. If he's that worried about his salary, then he can find a job in the private sector. Some Republican.

[KOZ.]

Good. I think these guys deserve it. hell, give them double what they make now, or triple it even. what sacrafice, what fortitude, the best of the best and even when the.........BWAHAHAHAHAHA...sorry, couldnt keep a straight face :)

[sergeantdave]

Hillary is worth $13 million?

Looks like investing in cattle and kissing terrorists pays good bucks. Or is it the other way around?

[tumblindice]

Most crows would blush under these circumstances but our congress-critters mull over when, rather than whether, they can `jack' their paychecks.
Nice work if you can get it: great benefits, but short for 'walkin' around' money? Well heck, just vote yourself a raise!
27th Amendment, US Constitution


While Hamilton (Fed. # 67) had their number way back when:
http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/federalist

[Redleg Duke]

"Most of our members are not individuals of great resources, they're families trying to send kids to college,"

Well, shucky-darns, most of the constituents are the same. Why don't you ask us if we can afford to give you guys a pay raise?

[Calpernia]

I sure would love to have these salary options available for voting by US since we pay them.

[Little Ray]

This is why Congresscritters and Senator should employeess of their state governments and have salaries and expenses paid by the same. Then they would not have a say in this matter (except to quit if they didn't like their pay!). As it is, they represent themselves to the Federal Government, not the States and the People.

[reelfoot]

After spending our tax dollars at a greater clip than during the Lyndon Johnson administration, the only thing I see these guys deserving is a tar-and-feathering.

[ops33]

I have never been able to figure out how these annual pay raises do not violate the 27th Ammendment to the Constitution.

[MurryMom]

I hope my congresscritter, Melissa Hart, votes herself a nice big fat pay raise.

[KarlInOhio]

the overwhelming Senate support for the pay freeze "is another indicator that we are getting serious about controlling federal spending."

My seriousness about dieting and weight loss is shown by ordering the large fries once a month instead of the super size ones I usually have.

If these cuts of $3,100 per year per Congressman is kept up for 132 years it would pay for Alaska's Bridge to Nowhere.

[Triggerhippie]

The pay raise, which automatically kicks in unless it is blocked...

What a great scheme/scam!

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Okay 1.9 percent is not that big a raise. I get a 3 to 5 percent myself but it is the principle of the thing.

I have not exactly been overwhelmed with their performance this year..or last year..or the year before that..

No raise for you!

[MadIvan]

They should be made to cut pork barrel spending in order to finance their pay rise.

Regards, Ivan

[Always Right]

Tie Congression pay to the Federal Deficit. The bigger tha deficit, the smaller their pay!

[mewzilla]

You can't use tact with a Congressman! A Congressman is a hog! You must take a stick and hit him on the snout!

Henry B. Adams