House passes 3.9 percent pay raise

[unhappycamper]

House passes 3.9 percent pay raise
By Laurie Kellman - The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Sep 25, 2008 5:55:25 EDT

WASHINGTON — The House has passed and sent to the Senate a major military bill that includes a pay raise for soldiers and money for the Iraq war.

Quick Senate passage and President Bush’s expected signature, are designed to protect lawmakers from election season charges that they do not support the troops. The $612 billion bill permits the Pentagon to give military personnel a 3.9 percent pay raise.

To win Bush’s signature instead of a veto, Congress dropped a ban on private interrogators at detention facilities and what amounted to congressional veto power over a security pact with Iraq.


Article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/09/ap_defense_bill_092408/%2e

[AndyA]

1. For a minute there, I thought the House had passed a pay raise for ITSELF!

My blood pressure was rising rapidly as I began to read...

[varkam]

2. Lol! Same here.

I'm better now, though.