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December 18, 2024

Congress Votes Itself a Pay-Raise Because It's Doing Such a Crackerjack Job

The 40% pay raise was hidden in a 1,000-page plus continuing resolution.

Their salaries went from $174,000 -- which is already pretty good -- to $243,000.

That is a big, big raise. Not too many people get a 40% company-wide raise.

The last-minute continuing resolution was only needed because Congress did not do its job and pass a budget during regular order.

In other words, they did not do their jobs, and they didn't do their jobs so well that they figured they were owed a 40% pay raise.

1500 PAGE SPENDING BILL, INCLUDES A PAY RAISE FOR CONGRESS@CharlieKirk11 is frustrated, he wants to know who wrote this bill. He explains what this CR includes and how they are trying to bankrupt future generations "with trillions of spending." pic.twitter.com/JFlQZiuyb2
— Real America's Voice (RAV) (@RealAmVoice) December 18, 2024

Dick Durbin defends the pay raise, of course.

It is amusing that his defense is that the media is giving itself raises despite losing "half" of its audience, so why shouldn't Congress also take a completely-unearned pay raise?

Democrat Senator Durbin tells @cnn reporter: “Half of your viewers aren’t there any more and you’re still getting the same paycheck.” Holy crap. pic.twitter.com/ZPXBhFngnC
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) December 18, 2024

Dick Durbin says it’s a good thing there’s a pay raise for Congress in the spending bill.

Congress has less than 22% approval.

They should get a pay cut. pic.twitter.com/Ikyvp78k6e
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) December 18, 2024

Raise your hand ✋️ if you want every (R) in the house to Vote NO on the CR bill

If Mike Johnson passes this CR with the help of Democrats, he needs to be removed as Speaker in the next Congress... this ends now

pic.twitter.com/ExeaNeU13z
— @Chicago1Ray 🇺🇸 (@Chicago1Ray) December 18, 2024

posted by Ace at 01:14 PM

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In other words, they did not do their jobs, and they didn't do their jobs so well that they figured they were owed a 40% pay raise. 1500 PAGE SPENDING BILL, INCLUDES A PAY RAISE FOR CONGRESS@CharlieKirk11 is frustrated, he wants to know who wrote this bill. He explains what this CR includes and how they are trying to bankrupt future generations "with trillions of spending." pic.twitter.com/JFlQZiuyb2 — Real America's Voice (RAV) (@RealAmVoice) December 18, 2024 Dick Durbin defends the pay raise, of course. It is amusing that his defense is that the media is giving itself raises despite losing "half" of its audience, so why shouldn't Congress also take a completely-unearned pay raise? Democrat Senator Durbin tells @cnn reporter: “Half of your viewers aren’t there any more and you’re still getting the same paycheck.” Holy crap. pic.twitter.com/ZPXBhFngnC — Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) December 18, 2024 Dick Durbin says it’s a good thing there’s a pay raise for Congress in the spending bill. Congress has less than 22% approval. They should get a pay cut. pic.twitter.com/Ikyvp78k6e — Paul A. 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