Senate passes pay freeze

[kpete]

Source: Politico

Senate passes pay freeze

Remember David Vitter's omnibus amendment scrapping automatic pay raises in the Senate?

The one that was shot down to avoid a House-Senate conference failed so the $410 billion package could pass the House?

Well, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), fulfilled his promise to pass a standalone pay freeze just now on a quick unanimous voice vote, my colleague Manu Raju reports.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/0309/Senate_passes_pay_freeze.html

[pleah]

1. My hubby just got a pay reduction today.

Didn't they give themselves a raise before this? :shrug:

[nancyr]

2. How noble of them.

Perhaps they'd like some sort of medal to honor their sacrifice.

[No Elephants]

3. I'm so humbled by these multi-millionaires with great

health care and an unbelievable pension freezing their own pay during a Depression.

*weeps quietly*