[Kaslin]

bold is my emphasis

[gate2wire]

“...some can’t even afford an apartment in Washington on their six-figure salary.”

You must be kidding me.

[gate2wire]

“This performance is hardly worth a $4,100 pay raise. Taxpayers should be outraged.”

While this is ridiculous, the more outrageous problem is the pensions these crooks receive.

[Hardastarboard]

At least with the “progressive” tax laws they’ve passed, they won’t get to keep much of that pay raise.

[Gritty]

[William Terrell]

I'm always entertained by these kinds of articles. I have never seen Congress rescend any pay raise ever, regardless of how many such articles circulate.

So, what's the point?

[Rappini]

Not sure but I think it was Will Rogers that said if a Squirrel ran up a politicians pants it would come back empty handed.

[Jacquerie]

The 27th Amendment:

“No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.”

We allow Congress, the Executive and the Courts to ignore most of the rest of the Constitution, so . . .

[VOA]

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