Did congress ever pass that bill to eliminate their COLA raise

napi21

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Sun Sep-26-10 05:45 PM
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Did congress ever pass that bill to eliminate their COLA raise

for 2011? I google but all I can find is info on the proposed bill, not if it passed or not.

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valerief

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Sun Sep-26-10 06:02 PM
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1. I don't think they make their money from their paychecks anyway. nt

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napi21

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Sun Sep-26-10 06:11 PM
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2. The reason I asked is because I got an email from a RW friend

Edited on Sun Sep-26-10 06:11 PM by napi21

bitching about congress getting a raise & SS recipiants not getting one, and that everyone should vote AGAINST those damn Dems! I wanted to be able to tell her that they passed on theirs too, at least for 2011 but I can;t find confirmation.

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MajorChode

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Sun Sep-26-10 06:17 PM
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3. They usually wait until the last minute

Especially in an election year. I'd be very surprised if they have already voted on it.

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PoliticAverse

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Sun Sep-26-10 07:45 PM
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4. The Bill Passed: No pay raise for Congress in 2011

Edited on Sun Sep-26-10 07:59 PM by PoliticAverse

By Jordy Yager - 05/14/10 03:12 PM ET
A bill nixing Congress' automatic 2011 pay raise was signed into law on Friday by President Barack Obama.

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/97971-obama-signs-law-blocking-congress-pay-raise

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PoliticAverse

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Sun Sep-26-10 07:57 PM
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5. You can find out the status of a bill on the several websites

Edited on Sun Sep-26-10 08:02 PM by PoliticAverse

The bill that passed was H.R. 5416 : "To provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011".

You may have been looking for the status of a different bill, as there was more than one bill proposed to achieve the same thing.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HR05146:

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-5146

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Bitwit1234

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Sun Sep-26-10 09:47 PM
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6. no -- but the voted not to give seniors that $250 dollars

to make up for the fact that they didn't get a raise. Probably won't get one next year either.

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hendo

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Sun Sep-26-10 10:02 PM
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7. Congress turn down more money? Never! NT

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