Limit Congressional Pay and Benefits

We, the undersigned People of the USA, are concerned about the salary, benefits, and pensions that are available to the elected servants of the people of the United States. We are concerned that the bodies that were created to serve the citizens are allowed to vote themselves, without limitation, pay raises and enhanced benefits without allowing the people to vote on these issues directly. We demand that Congress draft a Constitutional Amendment limiting pay and benefits of all congressional members and staff to no more than the average pay and benefits of the American people according to yearly official economic data, or pass legislation requiring a direct vote of the people on the matters of congressional salary and benefits to coincide with US congressional elections every two years.