Senator McCaskill wants to stop automatic pay raises

Oh this is good, our leaders could have received a pay raise in 2009 and 2010 to keep up with inflation but choose not to except it. Strange that Social Security claims the reason those of us on Social Security did not receive a cost of living adjustment to out monthly check was because there was no inflation during 2009 and 2010, excuse me but I've watched as the cost of food and other goods and services continue to climb upward, slowly I admit but when your on a fixed income you watch carefully, heck even my HUD subsidized rent has increased $11.00 a month this year.

Guess our elected leaders can afford to act like they feel our pain, but then I receive a little over $11,000 a year compair that to their $174,000 annul salary, I do not believe them.

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Senator McCaskill wants to stop automatic pay raises
The Associated Press The Joplin Globe
Wed Jan 26, 2011, 03:29 PM CST

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill is sponsoring legislation that would stop federal lawmakers from receiving automatic pay raises to keep pace with inflation.

McCaskill, a Democrat, introduced the legislation Wednesday along with Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona and nine other senators.

Under federal law, members of the U.S. House and Senate receive an automatic cost-of-living raise unless they vote to reject it. McCaskill wants to repeal that provision, meaning Congress members would have to vote for a pay raise to get one.

Senators and representatives are paid $174,000 a year. Their last pay increase occurred at the beginning of 2009. They rejected their scheduled pay raises for 2010 and 2011.