Durbin Fires Back at CNN Reporter After Being Questioned About Pay Raises in Spending Bill
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) snapped at a CNN reporter after he was asked about pay raises in the massive spending bill. A stop-gap spending bill to fund the government through March 14 was unveiled by lawmakers on Tuesday…
Sen. Dick durbin (D-Ill.) snapped at a CNN reporter after he was asked about pay raises in the massive spending bill.
A stop-gap spending bill to fund the government through March 14 was unveiled by lawmakers on Tuesday evening.
If it passes, it would give members of Congress their first pay raise since 2009. Lawmakers currently make $174,000 a year, with those in leadership making more.
Durbin was confronted by CNN reporter Manu Raju, who asked him, “Do you guys deserve a pay raise?” The Democrat senator seemed surprised.
He responded, “Well, that’s news to me, that’s good news. What’s it been, 10 years, 14 years, no COLA raise, no change at all, I think it’s about time something’s done.”
“But people look at the performance of Congress