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H.R. 581, To eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, and for other purposes (3 comments ↓)
- This item is from the 111th Congress (2009-2010) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.
- This bill, or a similar bill, was reintroduced in the current Congress as H.R. 431, To eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, and for other purposes.
H.R. 581 would eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
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Drew
February 11, 2009, 11:58am (report abuse)If you expect Americans to sacrifice lead by example stop giving yourselves raises. If you were in the private sector you would be fired not rewarded for your work so far.
JAMES TAYLOR
October 3, 2009, 1:52am (report abuse)If you think they are worth their pay, go to one of the government channels and see what they do all day. Bring your "no doze" because you will need it.
Julia Rutherford
January 27, 2010, 12:59pm (report abuse)I did not get a raise for 2010 Social Security Benefits.Congress needs to always put the people welfare first.I feel most get paid enough.But the people who are drawing benefits still need their raises whether Congress gets one or not.
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