Ranking Lawmakers Vow To Take A Pass On Automatic Pay Raise
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Ranking Lawmakers Vow To Take A Pass On Automatic Pay Raise
Some top U.S. lawmakers vowed Tuesday to pass on an automatic pay raise they’re due next year.
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WASHINGTON (February 10, 2009)--The No. 2 Democrat in the House said Capitol Hill lawmakers are going to give up the automatic pay raise they're due next year.

Maryland Democrat Steny Hoyer said it would inappropriate for Congress to take its annual cost of living pay hike in 2010 while the economy is in such bad shape and so many people are losing their jobs, but lawmakers are going ahead and pocketing the $5,000 salary hike they got at the beginning of this year to raise their salaries to $174,000.

Congress automatically gets a cost of living pay increase under a law passed 20 years ago.

During years when it's politically difficult, they'll give it up.

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Posted by: DEAN Location: MEXIA, TX on Feb 11, 2009 at 10:34 AM

They need to take a automatic pay deduction in thier pay salaries. Are we rewording bad production. Because thats all we are doiong.This bill needs to be killed in congress.
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