To: tejek who wrote (740461 ) 9/19/2013 1:22:28 PM From: bentway Read Replies (3) | Respond to Congressman Whines He's 'Stuck' With 6-Figure Salarynewser.com meeting of congressional Republicans yesterday. On the table was the ruling that allows federal lawmakers and their staffers to get a health insurance subsidy for use in the exchange markets. Gingrey wants to see the subsidy gone (he considers it special treatment), while others argued that dropping it would create a financial burden for themselves and their aides. The lines getting all the attention, as first reported by the National Review :Slate , Matthew Yglesias writes that "the world's tiniest violin is playing" for Gingrey, who, Yglesias points out, is making just a smidge over the median UShousehold income of $51,017, and will enjoy a full pension once he stops working.And Yglesias' figure is kind;ABC News points out that the median household income in Georgia is even lower, at $49,736; also, members of Congress make $174,000, not $172,000.ABC News reports Gingrey is gunning for a Senate seat, as is fellow Georgia Republican Rep. Paul Broun. tweeted , "Good for Rep. Phil Gingrey telling Congressmen and staffers to suck it up."And writing for the Washington Post , Aaron Blake reminds us that this is hardly the first such "oops." He gives a few examples, like when Rep. Sean Duffy in 2011 told constituents he was "struggling" on his $174,000 salary.
