Budget hawks (House Republicans usually) would have forced a vote on the matter, making everyone squirm and sending the raises down to defeat.Congressional Pay Raise Not Linked to Performance. (Waste & Abuse)Paige, Sean
As both a practical and a substantive matter, it lacks fairness. It allows non-citizens to enjoy a privilege that others, in preparing for citizenship, have worked hard to achieve. Becoming a U.S. citizen requires one to pay a $725 fee and pass a test consisting of questions drawn from ...
could be unable to pay its bills and default on its debt as soon as June 1. Republicans want to raise the limit on the country's borrowing authority in exchange for spending cuts, while Democrats, including Mr. Biden, want to increase the debt limit without any conditions attached. Mr....
"If the debt limit is not raised or suspended before the extraordinary measures are exhausted, the government would be unable to pay its obligations fully," the report said. "As a result, the government would have to delay making payments for some activities, default on its debt obligations, ...
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Comments on the decision of the U.S. Congress to raise the pay of its public officers in 2002. Reason increases in annual pay have become routine; Description of the performance of members of the U.S. Congress.PaigeSeanEBSCO_AspInsight on the News...
Congressional Pay Raise Provokes Little Taxpayer OutrageUnlike past years when the public response was swift and unpleasant, an expected pay raise for...Godfrey, John
Congress. Proposal of the congressional pay-raise amendment by James Madison in 1789; Number of states which ratified the amendment since the 18th century.DeBenedictisDonJ.EBSCO_AspAba JournalDeBenedictis, Don J. 1992. "27th Amendment Ratified; Congressional Vote Ends Debate Over 203-Year-Old ...
Congressional Panels Challenge Bush on Pay Raise, Union RightsStephen Barr