Congress Gives Self $12 Million Raise in Monstrous Spending Bill

23 Mar 2018

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President Trump announced on Friday in a press conference he will sign the Pelosi-Ryan monstrosity spending bill.

Now, Congress gets to live high on the hog while riding on the backs of hard-working, taxpaying American citizens.

Why should Congress get a raise when they’ve done nothing to make things any better?

TGP: $1.3 TRILLION and no border wall.

It gets worse-Congress gave themselves a nice bonus in this omnibus bill.

The House and Senate increased their own budgets in the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending package.The Senate increased its total salaries of officers and employees by $12.6 million in the 2,232-page bill that lawmakers had fewer than 48 hours to read and vote on. The bill avoids a government shutdown that would take place at midnight on Friday.[…]Meanwhile, the House of Representatives increased its budget to $1.2 billion, which is $10.9 million above 2017 levels.Salaries of staffers in the Senate are also set for an increase. Division I of the legislation breaks down the total salaries of officers and employees, which are being raised from $182 million in 2017 to $194.8 million in the final bill, an increase of $12.58 million.The Senate also increased its expense account, as expense allowances are going from $177,000 to $192,000, an increase of $15,000.The House, however, kept its budget for salaries the same at $22.3 million and lowered expenses by $4.4 million.Committee offices got an increase of $22.9 million in salaries, from $181.5 million in 2017 to $204.4 million in the final bill.

Despite President Trump’s threat to veto this omnibus bill, he agreed to sign the Pelosi-Ryan bill which funds everything the Democrats asked for and more.

Pelosi, Schumer, and the DC swamp are celebrating today.

Twitter Responds:

This Congress is the most unliked, do nothing set of nah sayers in American history. They vote themselves a pay raise. This would not happen in private industry.

Congress Gives Self Raise in Monstrous Spending Bill – Increases Salaries by $12 Million https://t.co/1Zvj9tYkrb

— Jack Bones (@JackBones10) March 23, 2018

@seanhannity DO YOU BELIEVE THIS SH**! @POTUS Not a deal maker, more of a pushover. https://t.co/5kqEENpPJ4

— Dr. Sharon Richert (@srichert49) March 23, 2018

And….The Rich get Richer…off the backs of the poor…. https://t.co/cpRLzqBecO

— Sheila4Truth🌹💙 (@sheila14all) March 23, 2018

#Congress Gives Self Raise in Monstrous Spending Bill – Increases Salaries by $12 Million

@realDonaldTrump
How do you all sign a bill NO ONE HAS READ

COMPLETELY FURIOUS
RIGHT NOW ; this is not what we elected Congress to do
😡➖😡➖😡➖😡@SpeakerRyan https://t.co/krAfCYglVI pic.twitter.com/rYAp7Sx9Jq

— BENGHAZI & FLYNN ⚖4🔥FIERY “GᖇIT”🔥🎗2CNTS (@SusanStormXO) March 23, 2018