Congress is Underpaid.... according to Demoncrats

Rep. Jim Moran: 'Members of Congress are underpaid'

By Catalina Camia 1 hour ago



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Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va. (J. Scott Applewhite, AP)



Most members of Congress make $174,000 a year, but Rep. Jim Moran says that’s not enough.


“I think the American people should know the members of Congress are underpaid,” Moran, D-Va., told CQ Roll Call. “I understand that it’s widely felt they underperform, but the fact is that this is the board of directors for the largest economic entity in the world.”


Moran says the congressional salary isn’t enough for some lawmakers, who have to pay for housing in Washington and in their home districts. He notes there are members who sleep in their offices, rent “little” apartments or rooms from others on Capitol Hill or share housing with their colleagues while they go about their business in Washington.


The congressman, who will retire at the end of this term, plans to introduce an amendment to the spending bill that funds the legislative branch that would give lawmakers a per diem. Several states pay their legislators a per diem to cover such costs as housing, travel and meals – some are set to a percentage based on a federal rate, according to the National Council of State Legislatures.


Moran’s idea may be popular with some lawmakers, but the public is unlikely to have much sympathy. The approval rating for Congress was at 15% in a Gallup Poll taken in March, which is an improvement considering the 9% job approval rating measured in November after the federal government shutdown.

Jim Moron....

Let me say this..> Jim Moran... fuck you.

You are NOT underpaid. You DO NOT have to maintain a home in DC and your home district.

In fact you don't have to BE there at ALL.

Congressmembers USED to live at home in their districts and TRAVEL to work a couple of times a year, then went back to their farm, or home, or blacksmith or whatever other business they ran.

THOSE people understood they were part of the citizenry.

THESE people have no GRASP and fell they are the elite OVER the citizenry.

So to HELL with Moron.

While there are congressmen who do sleep in their offices or share rooming, that is the new congressional members for the most part, as they may not have found out how to get their slice of the pie. Most do and this is one aspect to the corruption. Now this asshat wants us to feel bad for congressmen living in lesser than conditions. Let me say that much of this country lives is less than desirable conditions. Less than secure conditions. No. I beat this dead horse again. Congressmen should represent their defined people only and only create law when current laws do not serve function anymore. That's it. Elitist assholes.

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