From The Hill:
Soon-to-be Speaker John Boehner (Ohio) is being pressed by taxpayer groups to slash the salaries of House lawmakers.
Cutting member pay would show voters the new GOP majority in the House is going to lead by example in their efforts to rein in spending and start with their own wallets, say officials with three prominent taxpayer advocacy groups in Washington, D.C…
I can see no objection to this – even a symbolic 10% or so pay cut for elected officials would be good. A way of expressing solidarity with the people who are hurting so much due to the economic mess. I hope the House GOP runs with this.
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