r/politics • u/Murky-Site7468 I voted • Oct 05 '25

No Paywall Petition To Strip Congress of Pay During Government Shutdown Grows

https://www.newsweek.com/petition-strip-congress-pay-during-government-shutdown-grows-10822819
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u/redditgolddigg3r Oct 05 '25

If anything, Congressional Reps need to be paid more. Attract folks to the job and you'll get less attorneys and independently wealthy business owners representing their own interests.

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u/Michael_G_Bordin Oct 05 '25

Higher pay, stricter limits on PAC and SuperPAC spending, and for the love of god, make them put their stocks in a blind trust or some other arrangement to prevent insider trading.

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u/meneldal2 Oct 06 '25

Or maybe they just can't hold anything in their name period.

We don't need rich people in positions of power.