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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCongress $900/yr raise MAYBE not revoked by Obama nt
Original post title said it was revoked. Sorrier than you think...
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Congress $900/yr raise MAYBE not revoked by Obama nt (Original Post)
fadedrose
Jan 2013
OP
He signed the raise into law earlier this year. A link for reversing his approval? nt
Honeycombe8
Jan 2013
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GObamaGO
(665 posts)1. It's a start!
So furious with Congress right now!
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)2. He signed the raise into law earlier this year. A link for reversing his approval? nt
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)4. Here. Read down.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)6. Well, blow me down. CSPAN's info was wrong! But this is good.
$900 isn't much, much just the ethics of it wasn't right.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)3. I just heard about this on CSPAN. Raise not revoked.
What he did was take the $ from something else to pay for the raise.
fadedrose
(10,044 posts)5. 5 minutes ago I read a DU op saying he revoked it...
DU CAN'T BE WRONG!
reteachinwi
(579 posts)7. Have Arne Duncan devise a pay for performance plan
based on attendance, effective legislation passed, winning margin in the previous election, obeisance to executive branch officials, more?
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)8. Bingo n/t