Congressional Salaries

Give Me Back My Money, I'll Make Something Happen

Bob Banov and Roger Ohlsen | Posted 03.26.2012

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Bob Banov and Roger Ohlsen

You can argue tax policy until you're blue in the face, as well as income inequality. But the first steps in the development of a government besides finding an even-handed way it can govern fairly, is to govern itself without greed, corruption and selfishness.

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Friday Talking Points -- Cut Congress' Pay!

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.18.2012

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Chris Weigant

The winner of the Most Impressive Democrat of the Week this week is Gabrielle Giffords for writing to the "supercommittee" and suggesting the idea that if Congress wants to cut spending, why not cut the pay for House and Senate members?

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Congress Must Eliminate Its Own Pensions, Reduce Its Salaries -- Before Cutting a Dime From Middle Class Entitlements

Paul Abrams | Posted 09.22.2011

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Paul Abrams

Dear Members of Congress: You pay yourselves a whopping $174,000 per year, and healthcare and nice cushy pensions. Sorry, girls and boys, but we cannot afford it anymore.

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Elected Officials -- May I Have Your Attention, Please!

Tom Gerdy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tom Gerdy

I am a carpenter, a small-business owner, and a taxpayer. That being the case, I am your boss. As your boss, I expect more for the money you are receiving.

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What Congress Is Doing With $1 Billion Of YOUR Tax Dollars

AOL News | Ernie Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Together, the Sunlight Foundation's three databases of this internal congressional spending -- prepared in coordination with the Capitol Hill newspape...

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Congressional Leaders Making Plenty Of Money, Many Are Heavily Invested In Stock Market

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — House Republican leader John Boehner bought BP and other oil company stock last year while other lawmakers were a little more fortu...

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Should Congress Take a Pay Cut?

The Huffington Post | Jeremy Binckes | Posted 05.25.2011

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A bill introduced in Congress would reduce congressional pay by five percent. Representative Ann Kirkpatrick (D-Ariz.) introduced the Taking Responsi...

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Time To Stop Paying Lameduck Members of Congress If They Stop Showing Up For Work

Mark Nickolas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Nickolas

14 of the 26 non-voting members are lameducks who seem less interested in saving anything except their fat paychecks.

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