Congress Gives Itself a $93,000 Raise

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Business • Sat Jan 31, 2009 at 12:32 pm PST • Views: 689

Banks closing, millions of homes in foreclosure, a major recession; so what does the Democrat-controlled Congress do? They give every member an extra $93,000 in petty cash.

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