Michele Bachmann Introduces Legislation to Rescind Congressional Pay Raise

In what will more than likely be the last legislative action Michele Bachmann will make as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Minnesota Congresswoman on Monday introduced legislation that would rescind the portion of President Barack Obama’s executive order that gives members of Congress a pay raise. 

“I am calling on my colleagues in the House and Senate to rescind President Obama’s executive order that gives members of Congress a pay raise,” Bachmann wrote in a statement. “This executive order was not requested by Congress and we should reject it. We have a spending problem in our country and we should be looking for areas to cut spending. At a time when families across the country are cutting back we should not increase government spending and add to the debt burden by giving members of Congress a pay raise. We need to begin with ourselves and I urge my colleagues to join me in this effort.”

According to reports, rank-and-file members of Congress will receive a $900 raise in 2013 — up from $174,000. Congressional leaders will receive a slightly higher raise. 

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