Believe Quote by David Valadao

I firmly believe that if members of Congress fail to perform their most basic duty in passing a budget, then they do not deserve…

— Kurt Schrader

If Congress can't get a budget passed when they're supposed to, it's just common sense they shouldn't get paid.

— Mike Braun

You want to balance the budget in this country? We change the salary structure for Congress and the President. Every year they don't balance…

— Daniel Keys Moran

If taxpayers want better results from Congress, they must stop paying their elected officials for failure. After all, you get what you pay for.

— Jim Cooper

For Members of Congress, we are saying here on the Democratic side of the aisle we are not going to vote for another pay…

— Kendrick Meek

Reasons why members of Congress deserve a pay raise: Many big corporations are cutting back on bribes; nearly half the members have never been…

— David Letterman

I'm not a professional politician. I'm a professional problem solver, and I believe we should cut the salaries of senators and congressmen 10 percent…

— Herman Cain

If we're going to spend more money, it should go to the soldiers, Marines, and airmen to increase their salaries.

— David Hunt

People who are government servants, public servants, should not be paid more than the taxpayers who are paying for it.

— Mitt Romney

I think that for the next short period of time, our No. 1 priority is Congress needs to do its work and extend the…

— Jacob Lew

My question becomes, 'If we want to empower people with higher pay, there are probably better ways to do it that are more enduring…

— Marco Rubio

Our job in Congress is to serve the American people, and not enrich ourselves with special taxpayer-funded benefits.

— Mike Braun