Basic Quote by 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

If Congress is unable to do its job and pass a federal budget, then I do not believe we should receive a salary.

— David Valadao

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

I think we all know the budgetary environment we live in. We all know the troubling future for federal deficits. They should pay for…

— Douglas Holtz-Eakin

The budgets we work on in Congress are more than just fiscal documents; they are a reflection of our moral values as well. In…

— Tim Walz

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

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

It is safe to say that the U.S. Congress is now run by paid staffers, not by people elected to do the job.

— Barry Goldwater

As I have traveled throughout my Congressional district, the one thing I heard loud and clear was simply please stop spending money you do…

— Tim Scott

When you authorised Congress to borrow money, and to contract debts, for carrying on the late war, you could not intend to abridge them…

— David Ramsey

Now, so, if you want to blame someone for wasteful spending, the Republicans are in the majority.

— Chaka Fattah

I've actually cut my personal pay individually; we didn't vote on that, but I've done that individually. It's important that folks know that we're…

— Steve Stivers