Posted on 03/10/2009 1:11:23 PM PDT by reaganaut1
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democrats are trying to thwart Republican efforts to force a vote on congressional pay raises on a must-pass spending.
Louisiana Republican Sen. David Vitter's amendment to the stopgap legislation would ban congressional pay raises unless lawmakers vote to increase their own salaries. He argues that these automatic salary boosts are inappropriate while the nation is mired in a recession.
Lawmakers aren't arguing publicly with that reasoning. But Democrats want to bring up the proposal as a separate bill even though its prospects would be dim. Critics say that's really an effort to kill the proposal.
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At least one Senator is standing up!
So dems are the ones who want more of our money. No surprise there.
Does this mean making them approve their own raises the way the Constitution requires?
How weird! How old-fashioned!
How sweet ...
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