The Republican Congress has endangered this democracy.

They don't deserve a raise. Not even a raise in their expense accounts. The job of legislating as a representative of a constituency means staying in touch with the issues of the people, not becoming part of a corrupt administration where anything goes.    

There is the THEORY that making it worth their while to actually represent the people might be what is needed. WRONG. This federal congress has been willing to push this democracy over the cliff. They are beyond rehabilitation even if it is money they lust after.

September 18, 2026

By Kyle Khan-Mullins,

Most people, (click here) if given the chance, would jump at the opportunity to give themselves a raise. Not members of Congress. Every year since 2009, members—seemingly terrified of backlash from voters—have opted to deny themselves a pay bump from their $174,000 annual salary, even as inflation eats away at the value of a dollar. Over 18 years, those denials have added up. Today, rank-and-file members of Congress earn less, in inflation-adjusted dollars, than at any point since the 1950s....