[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6382]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 IN SUPPORT OF ELIMINATION OF PAY RAISE FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DURING 
                            FISCAL YEAR 2011

  (Ms. TITUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, later today the House will consider 
legislation to stop the automatic pay raise for Members of Congress 
during this fiscal year. I am proud to be a cosponsor of this bill 
because I believe strongly that Members of Congress should not receive 
a pay raise when so many families in Nevada are struggling with job 
loss, homes that are under water, and uncertainty about their economic 
future.
  Unemployment in my district has reached record levels, the highest in 
25 years. Families are tightening their belts and too many hardworking 
Nevadans are desperate to find a job. It would be unconscionable during 
this time of economic hardship for Members of Congress to receive an 
automatic pay raise. Our action today will send a message to the 
American people that we are changing the way that business is done in 
Washington and we are serious about putting our economy on the path to 
recovery and restoring economic security for all Americans.

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