Pay Raises
Do members of Congress care more about corporations and their own salaries than they do people living in poverty? Please, consider sending the following e-mail to your representatives in Congress.
Class warfare against the middle class and poor became rampant, after Republicans won control of Congress and corporate lobbyist began making large contributions to their campaign coffers.
Raising the minimum wage has widespread support in Congress, but Senate Republicans are insisting on more breaks for business in exchange for their support, which has been a deal breaker.
The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $5.15 per hour or $10,700 a year for a full-time worker, for over nine years. During that time, Congress gave itself annual pay raises totaling almost $35,000, while the minimum wage stayed the same. Now that Democrats control of Congress, their top priority has been to restore an economic promise to America by raising the federal minimum wage.
It's time to restore the faith that America works for all our people, not just the rich and powerful. It’s time for Congress to reject this economic injustice that divides our people, and weakens our country. It’s time for Congress to be a strong voice for the powerless and restore hope for working families.
To insure faith in America and that economic injustice will not occur again, all pay raises for members of Congress should require a corresponding percentage increase in the minimum wage. For example a pay raise of $35,000 for a member of Congress, should at least require a $3.50 raise in the minimum wage over the same nine year period.
WARNING: Due to Presidential Executive Orders, the National Security Agency may have read this e-mail without warning, warrant or notice. The agency may do this without any judicial or legislative oversight.
Class warfare against the middle class and poor became rampant, after Republicans won control of Congress and corporate lobbyist began making large contributions to their campaign coffers.
Raising the minimum wage has widespread support in Congress, but Senate Republicans are insisting on more breaks for business in exchange for their support, which has been a deal breaker.
The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $5.15 per hour or $10,700 a year for a full-time worker, for over nine years. During that time, Congress gave itself annual pay raises totaling almost $35,000, while the minimum wage stayed the same. Now that Democrats control of Congress, their top priority has been to restore an economic promise to America by raising the federal minimum wage.
It's time to restore the faith that America works for all our people, not just the rich and powerful. It’s time for Congress to reject this economic injustice that divides our people, and weakens our country. It’s time for Congress to be a strong voice for the powerless and restore hope for working families.
To insure faith in America and that economic injustice will not occur again, all pay raises for members of Congress should require a corresponding percentage increase in the minimum wage. For example a pay raise of $35,000 for a member of Congress, should at least require a $3.50 raise in the minimum wage over the same nine year period.
WARNING: Due to Presidential Executive Orders, the National Security Agency may have read this e-mail without warning, warrant or notice. The agency may do this without any judicial or legislative oversight.
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