Bush Signs Executive Order on Pay Raises

[Robbien]

WASHINGTON - President Bush signed an executive order Thursday to raise the pay of federal workers, members of Congress and Vice President Dick Cheney in the new year. Congress passed the pay raises earlier this year, but Bush was required to sign an executive order to enforce them.

The president's annual salary of $400,000 is not affected by the legislation.

Civil servants, on average, will get a 2.2 percent pay increase in January. So will uniformed members of the military.

Members of Congress, the vice president and most senior federal officials will get a 1.7 percent pay increase, as will federal administrative law judges.

Congress opted to put off its pay increases until Feb. 16, not Jan. 1, on the urging of the incoming Democratic leaders in the House and Senate. They say no pay raise should kick in until Congress approves an increase in the federal minimum wage, which has been stuck at $5.15 an hour for the past 10 years.

http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2006/12/21/ap/washington/d8m5if8o1.txt


Currently, rank-and-file members of Congress get $165,200.

[MadMaddie]

1. But he can't touch the minumum wage can he? Rat Bastard..

[bullimiami]

2. with an average of a modest 3% inflation that 5.15 should be nearly 7.00 now.

30% less effective pay for minimum wage workers than 10 years ago is a damn shame.

[VTMechEngr]

3. The 2.2% is for the civil service.

Don't blame them for congress and this administration.

[sarcasmo]

6. It says raise the members of Congress pay right in the article.

[edbermac]

4. About time. They're doing a 'heckuva job' aren't they?

:sarcasm:

[thingfisher]

5. Doin' a HECKUVAJOB!!!

[RDU Socialist]

7. Shit, using the Scalia standard

Congressmen and women couldn't survive on that!