Democrat Led Congress Sneaked In Stealth $34,000 Pay Raise (That Has Been Paid To Members of Both Parties.) Lying Hypocrite Traitors.
Posted by freedomforall 2 years, 10 months ago to Politics
Excerpt:
"In January the NY Times shed light on the secretive subsidy, reporting that the Democrats' move to authorize it through an internal rule change effectively provided representatives with a pay raise sans political fallout. Former Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AK) criticized the lack of transparency, stating, "You can have a good public policy debate on whether congressmen should be paid more... but it really ought to be done in public," lamenting the secretive process.
Amidst these revelations, Zoe Bluffstone, spokeswoman for the Congressional Progressive Staff Association, directed attention to the plight of congressional staffers, telling the Times that the focus should be on "increasing pay for staffers," many of whom struggle financially.
The subsidy itself is derived from members' office budgets and allows for lodging expenses up to $258 per day and meal expenses up to $79 per day. The rules stipulate that members can be reimbursed for hotels or rentals linked to their official duties, though not for mortgage payments, and they do not need to submit receipts—only a certification of incurring the eligible expenses."
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Just Trust the Con-gress. Right,
No Proof of Expenditures Required. Gimme Gimme Gimme.
D.C. Is Totally Corrupt. NIFO
"In January the NY Times shed light on the secretive subsidy, reporting that the Democrats' move to authorize it through an internal rule change effectively provided representatives with a pay raise sans political fallout. Former Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AK) criticized the lack of transparency, stating, "You can have a good public policy debate on whether congressmen should be paid more... but it really ought to be done in public," lamenting the secretive process.
Amidst these revelations, Zoe Bluffstone, spokeswoman for the Congressional Progressive Staff Association, directed attention to the plight of congressional staffers, telling the Times that the focus should be on "increasing pay for staffers," many of whom struggle financially.
The subsidy itself is derived from members' office budgets and allows for lodging expenses up to $258 per day and meal expenses up to $79 per day. The rules stipulate that members can be reimbursed for hotels or rentals linked to their official duties, though not for mortgage payments, and they do not need to submit receipts—only a certification of incurring the eligible expenses."
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Just Trust the Con-gress. Right,
No Proof of Expenditures Required. Gimme Gimme Gimme.
D.C. Is Totally Corrupt. NIFO
