Congressmen Don't Need a Pay Raise; They Need Their States to Provide Homes Away From Home in D.C.

<![CDATA[One of the biggest reasons that 1,500-page monstrosity of a Continuing Resolution was defeated in the House of Representatives just before Christmas was the inclusion in it of a provision that would have increased congressional pay 3.8 percent, from the present $174,000 annually to $180,600.]]>