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Congress on Pay Raises: A-OK

Friday, July 9th, 2010

Washington-With a stunning margin of 429-1, adopted by Congress to increase his annual salary of an unprecedented $ 20,388. This increase of 12 50th. Increases of 1% of the Speaker to pay $ 26,172. 30-242472 $. 30th “We are all very pleased with the decision,” said Mr. Law. “Right now there is no better party to judge what we do for this country that the Congress itself. Personally, I am pleased to see our work has not gone unnoticed. ”
addressed whether the national current account deficit, rising unemployment, the oppression of the state system of certain health care and the Fund already heavy burden on the taxpayer began, members of Congress: “Yes, we are aware of our current national situation. However, we do everything we can to see this country in these terrible times, with the intention to bring a new level of prosperity. By paying for our raises, the taxpayer can guarantee that we will try to be even more difficult. ”
“This is a crime,” said the member of Congress after the veto decision on Wednesday. “Am I the only one who sees injustice is the Capitol? Each year the country loses more and teachers addition to low pay and inadequate, yet we get Congress to raise another. They do not realize that each of our premiums would most teachers pay the salary? “Congress then has the burden of corruption and greed, even with his colleagues, staff, revision of wages paid little attention to his comments.
“We all know how Congress feels right to veto,” said Law. “Perhaps it has more to do with his work and less on teachers in this country would be a safer place to be “.
As the press release, no application has been made to make the decision of Congress reversed.