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Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement today calling on President Obama to freeze the salaries of Members of Congress and White House staff:

“As our nation continues to struggle through this economic downturn and hardworking families are making their own budget cuts, Members of Congress should not receive an automatic pay increase. While our country is faced with a crippling national debt and annual trillion dollar deficits, President Obama’s attempt to increase federal salaries by .5% rather than implement a pay freeze is irresponsible and shows a lack of leadership.”

During both the 111^th and 112^th Congress, Latta introduced legislation to eliminate an automatic pay adjustment for Members of Congress and he will re-introduce similar legislation for the 113^th Congress.

Click here to view H.R. 581, the bill introduced by Latta in the 111^th Congress, and here to view H.R. 431, which was introduced during the 112^th Congress.

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