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The US Constitution specifically states that members of congress can not vote themselves a pay raise for the present term BUT they can vote for a pay raise for the next term election of members who make up the congress. Most members will be elected in again so they are in effect setting up a future pay raise for themselves. So, if you do not agree with the pay raise you can not stop it once the bill is passed but you can stop these greedy piranha from getting more money by voting out of office all those who voted for the pay raise. This is how the people can tell them no. 

They are rewarding themselves for a lousy job done, with our money. Bloodsuckers that they are, we need to vote them out of office.

The same place they found the right to give Senators and Congressmen a pension, WBMG

Rather sad that the only thing the US congress can  agree on is pay raises and vacations to bad they wern't dairy farmers..seems like their milking the taxpayers dry  !!

The voters that continue to vote (for members of government at all levels) with their buts instead of their heads

Well now, I guess if you want a long vacation and a raise you should run for a Senate seat...if you want both and are stubborn and argumentative then a House of Rep seat is for you!!!

The US Constitution allows this. Sad but true.

This is you (and me).  Not only do they give themselves raises and vacations, they restrict our freedom and silence us whenever they can.