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I think it's much more important to keep people in work than have pay rises.

For Members of Congress, we are saying here on the Democratic side of the aisle we are not going to vote for another pay increase for Members of Congress until the American people get an increase.

My question becomes, 'If we want to empower people with higher pay, there are probably better ways to do it that are more enduring than simply a federal mandate on wage level.'

If we're going to spend more money, it should go to the soldiers, Marines, and airmen to increase their salaries.

This is the people's money, and we need to use it on their priorities. Increasing the pay of members of Congress is not their priority.

The poor pay more, and that's one of the reasons people get trapped at the bottom of the economic ladder.

Pay disparity has always been there.

The blunt tools of legislation or union power can force a corporation to pay higher wages, but if employees don't create an equal amount of additional value, there's no net gain.

If Congress is unable to do its job and pass a federal budget, then I do not believe we should receive a salary.

If we want to increase revenue, we need more taxpayers. The way to do that is employ more people.