Sure, an irrelevantly small one. The pay raises for all of Congress combined could buy maybe a dozen cruise missiles, or extend welfare benefits for the whole country for about two hours. Heck, I'd gladly pay Congresscreatures a million dollars a year if that's what it took to get them to uphold their oaths to bear true faith to the Constitution.
Sorry, but I can't go along with you on that one...
IMHO, the folks on capital hill are increasingly distant and out of touch with the hard realities back in the home districts.
Many of the professional polititians don't even return to the district that hired them when they don't win reelection (e.g., Tim Hutchinson, AR).
Instead of a $1M raise, I'd like to try witholding a paycheck or two to get their attention once in a while and breath a fresh whiff of reality into their special interest brown-nosing nostrils.