Despite calls for pay freeze, GOP staff payrolls soar

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At the same time that they demand freezes in Federal salaries, Republican members of Congress are presiding over an explosion in payroll for their own staff, reports AP:

Overall, congressional payroll expenses have climbed much faster than the civilian federal work force costs that lawmakers are now clamoring to freeze. Many of the most vocal federal critics have overseen growth that rivals or outstrips the executive branch's, according to data from Legistorm, a website that tracks congressional salaries. For example:

• Firebrand Republican Michele Bachmann of Minnesota has for months pushed legislation to freeze what she calls "unconscionable" federal salaries. Meanwhile, her own payroll jumped 16 percent between 2007, when she came to Congress, and 2009.

• Rep. Jason Chaffetz, the Utah Republican set to chair the House subcommittee overseeing the federal work force, says Washington must "figure out how to do more with less." But the freshman lawmaker gave his own employees an average raise of about 9 percent this year.

• Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., who has long criticized federal pay, has overseen an average jump of 8 percent per year in his office employee costs between 2006, his first full year in the Senate, and 2009.

Not to be outdone, incoming House Majority Leader Eric Cantor had his payroll go up by 81 percent since taking office in 2001 -- an average increase of 8 percent per year.

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[liberal N proud]

1. They only want everyone else's pay frozen

Not their own or their friends.

[Piggy56]

2. Repugs are hypocrites

[Donnachaidh]

4. welcome to DU!

:waves:

[lonestarnot]

3. Come on altogether now, let's feign surprise.

:O

[Cosmocat]

5. I hate them ...

in a very real and meaningful manner ...

Just absolute, complete unaware hypocritical scumbags, pretty much the lot of them ...

[SpiralHawk]

6. Repbulicon Family Pharisee Values

As usual.

[Liberal_in_LA]

7. k&r

[Rex]

8. We live in a truly stupid country when people like the GOPukers

get voted in over and over and over again. There can be no other explination as to why people vote Evil(R).