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The Obama Executive Order The House Overwhelmingly Overturned
Last Friday Barack Obama caused quite a stir with his executive order that ended the freeze on wages for Congress and federal workers, giving them what amounted to an $11 billion pay raise. Among those getting more green was Vice President Joe Biden.
On Tuesday evening, the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation that blocked the pay raise. The Hill reports,
The House approved legislation on Tuesday that would block a pay increase for federal workers and members of Congress scheduled to take place in March.
Members voted 287-129 in favor of the bill from Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.). Just two Republicans opposed the legislation, and 55 Democrats supported it.
Republicans brought the bill up under a suspension of the rules in order to allow for quicker consideration, although that move also required a two-thirds majority vote.
The bill is a response to an executive order last Friday from President Obama that would end the two-year federal worker pay freeze, and increase congressional pay by about $1,000 for each member of the House and Senate.
h/t Aunt Liz
Carlos The Jackal
January 3rd, 2013
I can’t see any reason politicians would vote to give themselves, well, not less money, but to not give themselves MORE money, unless, just maybe, some of them might have some small miniscule amount of conscience?
Poonces
January 3rd, 2013
We’ll see what happens. Issue aside, how does he do that with his mouth? Mine won’t do that. Lol.
? everything
January 3rd, 2013
it’s a step FORWARD…baby step sure, but a step FORWARD imo.
Bad Brad
January 3rd, 2013
Maybe they had visions of Hot Tar Pots and Feathers.
Dagney
January 3rd, 2013
an increase of $1,000 per paycheck or per year?
F.D.R. in Hell
January 3rd, 2013
There will be a never-ending stream of Executive Orders flying out of his butt. We’ll see how well your Congressional Eunuchs overturn them this year and next.
Stay awake, America!
Bad Brad
January 3rd, 2013
Dagney, Usually when they quote a dollar amount like this with no specified time frame it’s per annum, but how the hell does that amount to 11 billion? Good question.
Unruly Refugee
January 3rd, 2013
Using the same logic as Hussein 0bama, we could start handing out trophies and bonuses to every asshole that has ever been fired from five or more jobs. And double bonuses for all those who got fired and ended up in prison because of what they did to get fired.
Fire the lazy, dangerous, freeloading socialists. Barry first, Biden next. And Val J goes with Barry.
Boobie the Rocket Dog
January 4th, 2013
So the House overturned an Executive Order. Think the bill will make it through the Obama suckophant pool known as the US Senate?
Or doesn’t it need to? I thought only the Senate could act on some matters without the cooperation of the other body.
Racist
January 4th, 2013
I do believe Bad Brad is way closer to the truth than Carlos on this issue. My guess is they had visions of normal hardworking Americans angry over being robbed AGAIN, joining up with their lazy-assed counterparts of the Occutard persuasion, and everybody storming the house with “assault jack-handles”… “wanna raise? Here’s your raise MFers”!!!!