I don't have all the figures, but how many raises have they voted themselves yet failed to raise the minimum wage, rediculous, the only reason we got a minimum raise now is the dems. put it on the war appropriations bill as a rider. Had they not been smart enough to do that, I doubt the repubes would have allowed it to pass and Bush would have vetoed it anyway.
medicinal Reviewed by medicinal on . House accepts $4,400 pay raise WASHINGTON -- Despite record-low approval ratings, House lawmakers Wednesday voted to accept an approximately $4,400 pay raise that will increase their salaries to almost $170,000. The cost-of-living raise gets lawmakers back on track for automatic pay raises after a fight between Democrats and Republicans last year and again in January killed the pay hike due this year. That was the first interruption of the annual congressional pay hike in seven years. The blowup came after Democrats Rating: 5