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.
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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.
This government has always said increasing pay is something for something.
It's mystifying to me why the House leadership will not allow a straight up-or-down vote on a pay raise. I vote against every pay raise because taxpayers deserve better.
If Congress is unable to do its job and pass a federal budget, then I do not believe we should receive a salary.
We believe you will not have to pay more than the current rate structure proposes - which is, for 50 percent of the public, nothing; for another 25 percent, only a 10 percent increase; and for the remaining 25 percent, a 34 percent increase.
What's going on in the Senate is kind of a politics of escalation. We're getting sort of like the Mideast: pay back everybody when you're in charge.
There are bills being discussed to raise the amount that Members of Congress pay in to their benefits and I support these pieces of legislation.
Mr. Speaker, the time for an increase in the minimum wage has not just arrived; it is long overdue.
Once again, the Republicans in the Senate have rejected an increase in the minimum wage. They support tax breaks for multi-millionaires, but they oppose helping the working poor to earn a decent income.
If we're going to spend more money, it should go to the soldiers, Marines, and airmen to increase their salaries.
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