Pelosi: Pay Cut’d Diminish Congress
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), shown in AP file photo, said Thursday that she opposes a cut in congressional pay
because it would diminish the dignity of lawmakers’ jobs. “I don’t think we should do it; I think we should respect the work we do,” Pelosi told reporters in the Capitol. “I think it’s necessary for us to have the dignity of the job that we have rewarded.” The comments were made in the context of the looming sequester, which would force across-the-board cuts affecting most federal offices, including Congress/
Mike Lillis
, The Hill.
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