Wednesday, May 5, 2010
House lawmakers join their senate counterparts and forgo their annual raise.
Last week, the House of Representatives passed a bill blocking lawmakers from getting their scheduled $1,600 raise next year, following a similar measure passed by the Senate.
Explaning their decision, lawmakers said they try to show that they understand voters angst in the middle of a recession.
So as it stands, lawmakers would have to be more creative to live off their $174, 000 a year salary.
For more, see Washingtonpost.com
Explaning their decision, lawmakers said they try to show that they understand voters angst in the middle of a recession.
So as it stands, lawmakers would have to be more creative to live off their $174, 000 a year salary.
For more, see Washingtonpost.com
Labels: 000 salary., 600 raise, Congress $174, congress pay system, congressional pay, House of Representatives, lawmakers scheduled $1, pay system
Monday, August 3, 2009
House vote to spare thousand of wild horses from slaughter.
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill called Restore our American Mustangs Act that would save thousand of wild horses cramped in federal land fr0m slaughter by adding millions of acres of range lands to the existing ones.
As you would expect it, Republicans in the House quickly rejected the bill equating it to "welfare for horses."
Yes, another voting group alienated by the GOP.
For more, see IBD.com
As you would expect it, Republicans in the House quickly rejected the bill equating it to "welfare for horses."
Yes, another voting group alienated by the GOP.
For more, see IBD.com
Labels: Bureau of Land Management, Committee on Natural Resources., federal lands, House of Representatives, Restore our American Mustangs Act, welfare for horses, wild horses, wild horses slaughter
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