Breitbart: House Democrats are angling to unfreeze the cap on congressional salaries, which would result in a $4,500 cost-of-living raise next year.
Congress froze base congressional salaries at $174,000 during the recession in 2009. However, Democrat lawmakers are planning to capitalize on the chugging Trump economy by pushing to resume their previously automatic cost-of-living increases.
The party has scheduled a vote on a $1 trillion spending package next week that includes the annual bill funding congressional operations. The measure leaves out language in effect since 2010 that would prevent lawmakers from receiving an annual cost-of-living increase to the $174,000 base salary for rank-and-file lawmakers.
House Appropriations Committee spokesman Evan Hollander said there’s significant bipartisan support for such a measure.
“There is strong bipartisan support for these modest inflation adjustments,” Hollander said.
“If members want to alter or eliminate the [cost-of-living adjustment], they should do so through the authorizing process — not appropriations bills,” he added. more
Right in line with another group of moochers giving themselves a 67% increase: Palestinian Authority. Gripe about how your predicament is the fault of others, hate Jews / Israel, and repeat the commie line of pressing on towards winning the never-ending revolution of a more leftist perfect world.
Oh shock of shocks, another sleazy pocket stuffing scheme to fleece the taxpayer and with BIPARTISAN SUPPORT!
Maybe they should address the cost of living increase instead.
Like the working class Americans they supposedly represent have to.
But AOC still won’t be able to afford living in D.C.!!11!!11!
We need an appropriation just for her, The Darling Corkscrew Girl Of Socialism. (I’ve grown very attached to her.)
I would indeed like to see them get what they deserve.
Just not a pay raise.
The only work product they can point to is a pay raise. The US is on its way to being a third world sheet whole,
It’s insane to raise the salary when there isn’t a shortage of people running for those seats.
Amazing gall. The salary is a pittance to what they steal.
Since they don’t legislate but continue with the coup attempt the American people should say hell no and drop dead.
Since they don’t legislate and continue to support illegals over American citizens the American people should say hell no and drop dead.
Since they don’t legislate but just oppose the President on everything the American people should say hell no and drop dead.
They should just drop dead. Period.
Frankly, this is just what the doctor ordered. The President already takes no salary. If he can convince his whips to allow the measure to the floor but not have any Republican votes to actually approve it, it makes things much easier in November. Much like Crazy Nancy did holding a vote after announcing a recess, but telling Dems to stay put. WE know democrats are lying, cheating, thieves; time to shine a spotlight on them they can’t scurry from.
It’s fun when employees can just give themselves raises. Had I known that was possible back when I worked for that landscape construction company, I would have given myself a doozy. Of course that company went bankrupt during Obama’s economy — you know, kinda like how the government is twenty-two trillion dollars in debt. But have at it, you cretinous “representatives!” Screw the taxpayer, full steam ahead!
My SS COLA was a sham compaired to all my years of hard work and these people want 4500 for doing nothing?
When you haven’t eaned it, you start getting the idea that it really does grow on trees.
What are you guys talking about? All that impeachment talk stuff really takes the wind out of you. Just look at them they look horrible.
COLA increases, because no politician could live an a merit-based salary increase.
Not that they don’t get plenty of tips…
How about we just replace them all with highly talented H1-Brahmans. And agree to let them keep the previously promised severance pay, if they train the new, improved grifters how to grift. Before they leave.
A big Fuck You to the American people.
But didn’t the government claim throughout the Reign of Obola that there wasn’t a smidgen on inflation?!