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To: SeekAndFind; xzins

The bill does not alter the rate of compensation. It merely sets up a condition on when and under what conditions the compensation will be issued.


7 posted on 01/24/2013 9:18:51 PM PST by P-Marlowe (There can be no Victory without a fight and no battle without wounds.)
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To: P-Marlowe; SeekAndFind; Amendment10

First, there is no constitutional provision that a budget be produced. That is a matter of law passed by Congress in a constitutional manner.

There is a constitutional provision that legislators be compensated. As Marlowe points out, the House desires a law that defines the conditions that must be met in order to receive that compensation. In other words, merely being elected doesn’t entitle them to the compensation, but doing the job does. And not doing a particular, legally based part of the job will have that pay withheld.


22 posted on 01/25/2013 11:13:09 AM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! True supporters of our troops pray for their victory!)
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