Congressional pay rates were increased on December 28th, 2012, when President Barack Obama signed an executive order removing the freeze on federal pay. This will raise Congressional salaries to $172,900.00 per year.
This year the United States Congress and the Executive Branch failed to reach a significant deficit reduction package on the current debt of more than $16 trillion dollars.
Congressional pay should not be raised. Congressional pay should be reduced to the pay level it was in 2006. This would make congressional pay $165,200.00. (This is more than three times what the average US citizen earns yearly.)
Congressional pay should not be raised. Congressional pay should be reduced to the pay level it was in 2006. This would make congressional pay $165,200.00. (This