Cigar
02-06-2015, 11:27 AM
At least, that’s the opinion of Reps. Brad Ashford, D-Neb., and Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa.
Ashford has signed on to Loebsack’s proposal to reduce by 10 percent the salaries of members of Congress — now set at $174,000.
“The last four years in Congress have been some of the least productive in our nation’s history,” said Ashford, who was elected in November. “The partisanship and gridlock have reached an all-time high, and when I travel around the 2nd District, Nebraskans tell me they want accountability.”
FULL story at link.
http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/omaha.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/90/5905c55a-d6d6-5522-9a11-5f476a8dcdee/54d44a44847f3.image.jpg
KENT SIEVERS
Democrat Brad Ashford says it’s silly for members of Congress to be paid so much when they do so little.
Read more: http://www.omaha.com/news/politics/brad-ashford-thinks-congress-needs-a-pay-cut-so-he/article_cbca23f3-23bc-508d-af1d-8c7bb4b067eb.html
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Ashford has signed on to Loebsack’s proposal to reduce by 10 percent the salaries of members of Congress — now set at $174,000.
“The last four years in Congress have been some of the least productive in our nation’s history,” said Ashford, who was elected in November. “The partisanship and gridlock have reached an all-time high, and when I travel around the 2nd District, Nebraskans tell me they want accountability.”
FULL story at link.
http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/omaha.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/90/5905c55a-d6d6-5522-9a11-5f476a8dcdee/54d44a44847f3.image.jpg
KENT SIEVERS
Democrat Brad Ashford says it’s silly for members of Congress to be paid so much when they do so little.
Read more: http://www.omaha.com/news/politics/brad-ashford-thinks-congress-needs-a-pay-cut-so-he/article_cbca23f3-23bc-508d-af1d-8c7bb4b067eb.html
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