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Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
Wed Sep 18, 2013, 07:56 PM Sep 2013

Georgia needs to help Gingrey find another job. Really. He's not happy where he is.

Those Rs in Congress aren't making money from healthcare reform.



http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/09/18/georgia-repub-complains-im-stuck-here-making-172000-a-year/

Georgia Repub. complains: ‘I’m stuck here making $172,000 a year’

By Arturo Garcia
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 19:38 EDT
Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA)


A Georgia Republican congressman was caught complaining about what he described as a low salary in a closed-door meeting with fellow party members concerning the Affordable Care Act, the National Review reported.

During a discussion concerning a possible exemption for lawmakers and staff members from taking part in the state health exchanges mandated by the new law, Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) reportedly lamented that aides can become lobbyists “and make 500,000 a year. Meanwhile I’m stuck here making $172,000 a year.”

Gingrey subsequently told the Review that while he did not remember his exact comments during the meeting, his point in objecting to that specific clause, made possible thru a ruling by the Office of Personnel Management, was that “it is completely unfair for members of Congress and hill staffers to get this special treatment that the general public are not getting.”....MORE

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Georgia needs to help Gingrey find another job. Really. He's not happy where he is. (Original Post) Skidmore Sep 2013 OP
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