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by Frank Guinta U.S. Congress (R- N.H.)
Think about the place where you work. Imag- ine what it would be like if the people in charge could give themselves a pay raise any time they choose, whether they deserve it or not. It wouldn’t be fair, would it?
As incredible as i t
sounds, Congress can increase its own pay any time it feels like doing so. In fact, it even has built-in automatic pay hikes to make sure it happens, regardless how the economy is perform- ing and regardless how well or poorly Members are doing their job. That wouldn’t be toler-
ated for ten seconds in the private sector, and there’s no reason why it should be permitted in your government, either. And yet it happens in Washington year after year. This is just one illus-
trat ion of how badly Washington is broken, and how much needs to be fixed. Ever since I started
serving in the U.S. House in January 2011, I have been looking for oppor- tunities to put the fed- eral government back on the right track. For starters, I have voted to halt those automatic sal- ary increases for Mem- bers of Congress. In a time when many Granite Staters are not seeing an increase in their pay (and while many others are looking for a good,
middle-class job), it’s only fair that Congress should avoid hiking its own pay. In addition, I have vot-
ed twice to cut funding for my Congressional of- fice by a combined 11.4% -- more than $100,000. This is only a drop in the financial bucket of the belt tightening Washing- ton needs to do. But it is a positive step, and it demonstrates I not only recognize the need to change the way Congress operates; I’m committed to making those changes happen. We Granite Staters
place much importance on New Hampshire val- ues: we know the value of a dollar, we expect our government to operate with efficiency, and we demand openness and transparency from the public officials who serve us. For too long, Con- gress turned its back on those values. But I am working hard to restore them on Capitol Hill. For example, I proudly
voted earlier this year to pass the bipartisan STOCK ACT. It keeps Members of Congress from using privy infor- mation they gain through their position for person- al financial gain. This is known as “insider trad- ing,” and the business world has been forced to avoid it for a long time. Finally, Congress took the responsibility to require its Members to operate under the same rules that all other Amer- icans must follow. I am pleased that President Obama quickly signed the STOCK Act into law. (You can read about it by visiting my website,
www.guinta.house.com.)
Much more needs to be
done. Washington was left to its own devices for too many years, and it developed many bad habits as a result. The good news is public at- tention is finally focused on correcting Washing- ton’s many excesses. Those problems won’t be changed overnight, but they are changeable. All that is required to bring about the improvements in government we al l want to see is leaders with the courage to make them happen. I hear your demand for improvements in Wash- ington, and I am commit- ted to continue working as hard as I can to make them reality. I look forward to re-
porting back to you in two weeks on the latest developments in Wash- ington.
In the meantime,
if I can be of service to you, or if you want to share your thoughts, suggestions or concerns with me, please call ei- ther my district office in Manchester at (603) 641-9536 or my Wash- ington of f ice at (202) 225-5456, or contact me through my website at
www.Guinta.House. Gov. You can also fol- low what I’m doing 24/7 on Facebook at www.
facebook.com/repfrank- guinta and on Twitter at @RepFrankGuinta. Until next time, please
know that I am always on your side and am actively fighting for New Hampshire’s interests in Washington.
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