How much do Senators and representatives make today?
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It is currently $165,200 a year.
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Congress is currently considering raising the minimum wage by $1.50, from $5.15 to $6.65 per hour in three installments. Congress last enacted legislation in 1996, increasing the minimum wage by 90 cents from 1996-1997.
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Edmund Jerry Brown (Democrat)\nCash on hand: $3,668,855 (as of 12/31/05)\nLate Contributions: $202,600 in large contributions since last report.\n   \nRocky Delgadillo (Democrat)\nCash on hand: $2,359,086 (as of 12/31/05)\nLate Contributions: $25,600 in large contributions since last report.\n   \nChuck Poochigian (Republican)\nCash on hand: $2,633,763 (as of 12/31/05)\nLate Contributions: $81,800 in large contributions since last report.\n   \nPierre-Richard Prosper (Republican)\nCash on hand: $53,871 (as of 12/31/05)\nLate Contributions: $16,800 in large contributions since last report.\n   \nKenneth A. Weissman (Libertarian)   \n\nMichael S. Wyman (Green)
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You mean, do we believe a typist could make $62 an hour? No, typists do not make this kind of money, no matter where they work.\n\nSome medical and legal transcriptionists can make impressive amounts of money, but they can type well over 100 words per minute with nearly 100% accuracy, can edit their own work quickly, they run their own businesses (which means they have to know HOW to run a business, including how to market their services, get and keep clients, bill clients, and pay taxes), and can work closely with people in the medical and legal fields.\n\nEasy rule #1: if it sounds too good to be true, it is.\nEasy rule #2: if it were this easy to make $500 per day you would know lots of people already doing it.\nEasy rule #3: if it were this easy to make $500 per day, why would tens of millions of people be happy to get jobs that pay half or even one quarter of that amount?\nEasy rule #4: if someone wants you to pay for information about getting a job the chances are good that getting you to pay for that information is their job (not typing)!
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Whats amazing about this is that, while voting down a minimum wage increase 9 times over the last 10 years, they've voted to increase their pay 7 times. How's that for hypocracy? \n\nI think Congress and the Senate should be paid the same way we pay them here in NH, $100 per year plus expenses.\n\nJust another point - About half of all hourly-paid workers earning $5.15 or less were over age 25. Over 3/4 of minimum wage workers work full time. Just disputing a few "facts" others have quoted without sources.
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It varies from state to state and province to province.  It depends also on whether they are members of a union.  Generally the salaries are not high.  Where I live they range from about $13 to $16 an hour, with usually 5 or 6 hours a day at most.
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Current minimum wage is 5.15/hour. There is nothing in Texas pending. On the federal level, there were 2 proposals last year. The Democratic proposal would have raised it to 7.25/hour; this effort was led by Ted Kennedy. The Republican proposal would have raised it to 6.25/hour; this effort was led by Sen Rick Santorum. These were to be added to the bankruptcy law last year but both of these were defeated.
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If you look at the people running this country, they are part of the 3% of the wealthiest people. You never hear about someone who was making an average salary running for office, that's because it cost so much to run for political office. There you go.
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Not enough!  These guys/gals are hero's! And only get paid squat!  For the life of me, I cant figure out why the fire dept./ police/EMT/ and school teachers are paid so little.  These are the people that should be making the big bucks!
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It's just more confirmation that this is/was the biggest "do nothing" Congress in our history.  The should be ashamed.  They have huge salaries, amazing benefits, yet they they only work 100 or less days a year.  They do not consider their constituents.  These people have brought shame to their positions, to their parties, and to the country.
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$79,500 a year in salary. Click on budget bills and then on legislative and judiciary budget.
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thats so cool! I need some money right now, how much are they paying us ?
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It seems that I heard a figure that was approximately 14,000 -15,000 per year.  At any rate, it hasn't been helped by our dear law makers and executive branch - the mininum wage hasn't seen an increase in 9 years!\n\nOh, by the way, free trade is Good for the U.S.A. workers!  Yeah, right!
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Not much.  For example, if they were airline pilots in the Civillian world, they would make at least double what they make as a military pilot.  Military pay is based on your rank, not your job, tho some positions, like Pilots, make dangerous duty pay.
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not much....I know someone who works for AMR and they make about 8.70 a hour
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It made a few papers, but probably not front page.\nIt's an automatic cost of living adjustment.  The only way they do not receive it is if they vote against it. \n\nHere is the small story from The Seattle Times, concerning the COLA\nI wonder if Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, was beaten up during "recess". LOL\n______________________\n____________________\nHouse lawmakers take $3,300 pay raise\n\n\nWASHINGTON — Despite record low approval ratings, House lawmakers Tuesday embraced a $3,300 pay raise that would increase their salaries to $168,500.\n\nThe 2 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) would be the seventh straight for members of the House and Senate. Lawmakers easily squelched an attempt by Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, to get a direct vote to block the increase, which is automatically awarded unless lawmakers vote to block it.\n\nIn the early days of GOP control of Congress, lawmakers routinely denied themselves the annual COLA.
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According to the Office of Personnel Management, the United States Secretary of State, along with all Senior Level Cabinet Members makes $183,500.00 per year.