Members of Congress are paid $174,000 per year. Members of Congress are underpaid, can’t live ‘decently’ in D.C.: Rep. Moran. Members of Congress are paid $174,000 per year. Democratic congressman from Virginia says federal lawmakers don’t make enough money to get by in both Washington and back home. Members of Congress are paid $174,000 per year. “I think the American people should know that the members of Congress are underpaid,” Rep. James P. Moran told CQ Roll Call. Members of Congress are paid $174,000 per year. “I understand that it’s widely felt that we underperform, but the fact is that this is the board of directors for the largest economic entity in the world.” Members of Congress are paid $174,000 per year. Mr. Moran told the publication that some lawmakers live out of their offices while in the nation’s capital, or in “small little apartment units” that make it hard to spend time with their families. Members of Congress are paid $174,000 per year. A Republican-led appropriations bill introduced this week would retain a freeze on lawmakers’ salaries that has been in place since 2010, but Mr. Moran said state legislatures provide a per diem allowance and that the federal government should do the same, according to Roll Call. Members of Congress are paid $174,000 per year. Mr. Moran said his mission “is wholly quixotic” and will not pass, but Roll Call says he may bring it up on the House floor to garner attention. Members of Congress are paid $174,000 per year. “Our pay has been frozen for three years and we’re planning on freezing it a fourth year. … A lot of members can’t even afford to live decently in Washington,” he told the publication. Members of Congress are paid $174,000 per year. Members of Congress are paid $174,000 per year. Read more: washingtontimes/news/2014/apr/4/members-congress-are-underpaid-cant-live-decently-/#ixzz2xxh8o5uO Follow us: @washtimes on Twitter
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