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Related: About this forumWhy isn't the media covering the PAY RAISE Congress got
Joe Madison was the only one speaking about this on his radio show this morning.And the callers were FURIOUS!!!
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Why isn't the media covering the PAY RAISE Congress got (Original Post)
bigdarryl
Jan 2013
OP
Ed Schultz show just after 1 - said that the pay raise was not approved. n/t
NRaleighLiberal
Jan 2013
#1
Well I was reading on Huffpost that Bachman of all people is blocking it. I was pretty
southernyankeebelle
Jan 2013
#2
NRaleighLiberal
(60,014 posts)1. Ed Schultz show just after 1 - said that the pay raise was not approved. n/t
bigdarryl
(13,190 posts)3. REALLY!!!!
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)2. Well I was reading on Huffpost that Bachman of all people is blocking it. I was pretty
furious also. I think we need to start watching how often they are in session and then base their salary on that. By the way they must also pass major bills not these little old naming post office buildings.
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)4. Maybe because it got canceled as part of the debt deal?
Filibuster Harry
(666 posts)5. I thought they also cancelled it? Would have liked to know.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)6. It was cancelled as part of the cliff deal.
NICO9000
(970 posts)7. Really?
A pay raise? A pay raise? A fucking pay raise?????!!!!
At this point, they should be paying us for their refusals to do their goddamn jobs!
LibGranny
(711 posts)8. It was cancelled!
Harmony Blue
(3,978 posts)9. Cancelled... part of the deal
put the pitchforks away peeps....