Support Vitter’s Amendment

If Vitter’s amendment to the gigantic Omnibus Bill (also known as HR 1105) passes in the Senate today, then Congressional pay raises will have to be voted on in separate measures each year. They will no longer be automatic, without vote, discussion, or becoming public knowledge. The rest of us are losing jobs and retirement funds, or, if we’re lucky, merely taking pay cuts. Let’s see if the clowns in Congress care about our plight or if it’s going to be business as usual.

Harry Reid has also fashioned a bill nearly identical to Vitter’s (S 542). He wants to pass the Omnibus Bill today with no amendments from the Republicans, so it won’t be diminished in any way. His promise is that the Senate vote can vote on it later as a separate measure.

I say, a penny saved from the Omnibus Bill is a penny earned. And the sooner the automatic pay raises are expunged from the law, the better. Call your Senators now!