Steve Israel thinks he deserves a pay rai$e

Steve Israel just doesn’t get it.  Fresh off House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer whining this morning that only rich Members of Congress can afford to live on the frugal $174,000 annual base salary of a Congressman, Steve Israel joined Hoyer in voting to give members of Congress a pay raise.

That’s right — Steve Israel thinks he’s doing such a bang-up job in Washington that he deserves more than his taxpayer-funded $174,000 per year base salary.  Talk about being out of touch.

NRCC Comment:  “Does Steve Israel really think he deserves a pay raise on top of his current $174,000 taxpayer-funded salary?  Steve Israel has fallen out of touch with his constituents, and that’s something we’ll be sure to remind them come Election Day.”  –NRCC Spokesman Chris Pack