Congress Gives Itself a Raise

You may be tightening your budget, but Congress isn't. Under a bill, which President Barack Obama could sign as soon as Wednesday, spending for the legislative branch will increase 5.8 percent this year. Unemployment is at a 26 year high and the deficit is headed for incomprehensible levels, but Congress has plenty of your money to spend.

From Politico via Yahoo News:

Congress is on the verge of giving itself a bump in its annual budget — even as local governments, families and businesses across the country are tightening their belts in the worst recession in decades.

Under a House-Senate conference measure, approved by the House last week and poised for passage in the Senate on Wednesday, spending for the legislative branch will increase 5.8 percent this year, boosting Capitol Hill’s annual budget to $4.7 billion.