Congressman Continues To Oppose Automatic Pay Raises For Members Of Congress

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Congressman Steve Cohen has again signed on as co-sponsor of a measure to block federal lawmakers from receiving automatic pay increases, this time for the 2011 fiscal year.
"In these lean economic times, Congress should demonstrate fiscal responsibility and end the practice of automatic pay raises," Congressman Cohen said. "With unemployment high and so many families in the 9th District struggling to make ends meet, it is the right thing to do."

In February, Congressman Cohen joined more than 100 co-sponsors on H.R. 156, which blocked the automatic pay increase for FY2010. The measure was successfully adopted by Congressional leaders over the summer.

In 1989, Congress passed a law that provides lawmakers with an automatic pay raise every January unless they vote specifically to reject the raise.

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