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Others said that the system is unlikely toimprove as a result of a fare hike...
...coveting the raises, Congressmen had been hopeful that their Machiavellian maneuvers would pay off -- literally. If House Speaker Jim Wright just held firm against a vote, the salary increase would automatically take effect at midnight last Tuesday night. But Wright wavered; the House quavered and overwhelmingly killed the salary hike by a vote...
...Dukakis FY '90 budget is contingent upon legislative approval of a two-year $735 million tax increase requested by the administration. Many legislators have called for further spending cuts rather than a tax hike...
Just hours before the Senate righteously denounced and rejected the pay raise (knowing full well that the House would ride to the rescue), a wilted Wright reversed field, declaring that the House would vote after all -- to reduce the pay hike, once it goes into effect, to 30%. That would still leave the lawmakers with a hefty increase, from $89,500 to $116,350, rather than to $135,000. (Since Congress received its last raise, a 16% increase in 1987, inflation has remained at an annual rate of just 4.4%.) Or as Wright and members seeking re-election next year...
Wright's disingenuous scheme is by no means certain of approval by the Senate, where foes have abandoned hope of preventing the pay hike and will instead try to rescind it fully some weeks or months from now. The Senators' ardor, however, may subside once those fatter paychecks begin landing on their desks...