Nancy Pelosi thinks a congrerssional pay cut is undignified.
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The sequestration vote scheduled for March 1 could severely diminish America’s military readiness in a dangerous world. But never mind all that. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is concerned that if the cuts go through, a cut in congressional salaries would diminish lawmakers’ dignity.
“I don’t think we should do it; I think we should respect the work we do,” Pelosi told reporters in the Capitol, according to The Hill. “I think it’s necessary for us to have the dignity of the job that we have rewarded.”
The Hill’s Mike Lillis reported:
The comments were made in the context of the looming sequester, which would force across-the-board cuts affecting most federal offices, including Congress. With lawmakers nowhere near a deal to avert those cuts, federal agencies are bracing for ways to absorb them with minimum damage to programs and personnel.
Pelosi is the one who famously said at a press briefing of the pending Obamacare measure, “We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what’s in it.”
On Sunday, she told Fox News host Chris Wallace, “We don’t have a spending problem, we have a deficit reduction problem.”
I think it’s going to take more than money to restore her dignity.
On Jan. 11, the Huffington Post reported that Congress had a 14 percent approval rating. Is it any wonder why?
Read more at The Hill.
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Dignity? WHAT dignity? Members of Congress are ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES of the people in their districts/states, not royal princes and princesses. My grandma always said: “Pretty is a pretty does.” We give honor to whom honor is due. Dignity belongs to the dignified and discretion is the better part of valor. Princess Nancy has drunk wa-ay too much of the stupidity-laced Koolaid served up in WDC!
Your first three words were my first,exact thought. They also lack common sense, ethics and morality. I would also like to include the Obama administration in that description.
So true………….. she needs to have her salary cut to ZERO ! She is as ugly as she is stupid as a box of rocks!!!!!
Typical un-accountable, narcissistic, me-first, arrogant, sociopathic attitude. If you ACT with dignity, you will EARN dignity. So far, no cigar.
You have GOT to be kidding, you think that “you” should “respect” the work that you do. Nancy Pelosi you should be ashamed, you haven’t worked a hard day in your life. You are an insult to women everywhere. I know someone that knows you pretty well and the things that she says about you from her college days aren’t remarkable, they are downright expected. You are a joke, I don’t think that you’ll have to worry much past your current term, don’t think your previous voters will find you such a good thinker next time around. HELL YES congress should cut their salaries, sitting around in a room all day trying to out think the American public is a joke at best, none of you deserve the salaries you thrive under, NONE OF YOU. Come on down to the PEOPLE”s level then let’s talk salaries. You should be ashamed.
……………LOVE what you said here. I was beginning to fear all intelligence was gone from the USA.
the house needs to send a bill to the senate then sit in the chamber till the senate does there job. then if the need to do any thing else the the people want they work for us. THE HOUSE NEEDS TO DE,FUND THE EPA NOW . NO MORE GREEN JOB,S TO BE FUNDED BY THE GOV. NO MORE CAR CO. TO BE FUNDED BY GOV. DE,FUND DEPT. OF ED. JUST DE,FUND ALL DEPT. MAKE THE GOV. 80% SMALLER NOW . GET THE HELL TO WORK THEN 80% OF THE PEOPLE WILL BACK YOU EARN YOUR PAY
I feel that we could have a balanced budget and a stronger economy if we cut Congress’ pay to equal the pay cuts to Social Security and Education. How can we be a “Dignified” country when our kids can’t read or compete with other countries of the world; or our seniors can’t afford to buy food or heat their homes. After all, our seniors are the ones that helped put you in office, shouldn’t you “dignify” them?
Dignified???? Back a half a century ago maybe… I say cut the cingress and senate salaries in half and set a 2 term limit would bring back only those whom want to help America and not run it into the ground…
Amen, Carson. Also, if money (salary) equals dignity then something is basically wrong. She always seems to be on half there.
What a hag…
This lady excels in twisting everything and lying for her own convenience. Congress should be a two term job!!! She sould have been gone a long, long time ago.
What does this IDIOT think that threatening to hold military paychecks every time there is a problem does to our folks in uniform? Congress should get a taste of their own medicine!!!
Ms. Pelosi when you read a bill before you pass it, you then will deserve minimum wage. You are the most self righteous person that uses jets back and forth to San Francisco on our dime. You own a vineyard in California and a mansion in San Francisco. Retire and as you said “I have to go home for Christymas and be with my family” so next time use skype, like the peons have to do. The military has to use skype to see their family. Take Harry Reid with you……the most useless Senate of the 20th and 21st century.