House passes amendment to slash Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s pay to $1 (shutdown assured)

Washington Times ^ | 9/27/23 | Kerry Picket

[C210N]

The House Wednesday passed an amendment proposed by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene that would slash the salary of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to $1.

Republican lawmakers voted to cut Mr. Austin‘s salary from more than $221,000 annually because of their discontent with his job performance.

[C210N]

The overall bill won't pass, the government will shutdown. Still, this is cute.

[Samurai_Jack]

Cute maybe.
But it’s an interesting, Deep State Draining precedent. She’s added a tool to the kit. It’s forward thinking, like displaying the axe before the execution, or the hammering at the gallows in the night. This is how you do it.

[albie]

But they’re so pleased with the job Garland is doing they’re giving him a big raise!-sarc

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

He still has a massive expense account.

[SisterK]

its a start

[silverleaf]

Wow, never saw such a public vote of no-confidence in a SecDef, even though partisan

[Carl Vehse]

The SecDefComPoop should be impeached by the House for perverting the armed forces and for giving aid and comfort to the domestic and foreign enemies of the United States.

Cutting his salary to $1 is essentially an act of cowardice by members of the House.

[sauropod]

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[ryderann]

3-2-1...racism. They’d better do the same to a couple of white guys.

[Michael.SF.]

Even at that he would be overpaid.

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

As a political stunt can become a movement, I think much of government needs a good "haircut." Most Americans are serving their public servants, when it ought to be the other way around.

[dynachrome]

Re: shutdown

“The evil republicans killed Santa Claus!!”

~DNC

[Cen-Tejas]

MTG, Lauren Boebert, and Matt Gaetz are the only Republicans “stepping out in front” and trying to do something.

[Ex-Con777]

It’s an act of compassion. His pay will go to zero during a shutdown. This would have given him a buck to make a panhandling sign to use during the shutdown. To not do so would be racist.

EC

[ZULU]

GOOD AND GOOD!

[ROCKLOBSTER]

It’s a good start.

Now kill everything not authorized by the Constitution.

[XRdsRev]

Honestly, It is unserious and a waste of time and resources. It is stunts like these that make Congress look like a clown show.

[bert]

Racism in defense of America is a good policy.

Racism is a purely political term designed to promote unity in the diverse Black citizenry

[C210N]

For the benefit of the Reveal, perhaps it is a good thing to display Congress for what it is.

[XRdsRev]

LOL well you have a point there.