• No Work no pay
    no one gets something for nothing
    2 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Carla Glidewell
  • Make Deficit Cuts Easy
    First, cut the operating costs in Congress. Then re-evaluate their pay and perks. .
    1 of 100 Signatures
    Created by George Boggs
  • Means-Testing For Congressional Pensions
    The term "means-testing" has been cropping up in discussions of Social Security reform. In keeping with the spirit of bi-partisan "reform", perhaps there should also be "means-testing" for Congressional Pensions. To show sincerity, let's start with "means-testing" for the Congressional Pensions of former Senators Alan Simpson and Pete Domenici. Both Simpson and Domenici co-chaired commissions on Federal Debt Reduction. Such a sacrifice by them would be truly inspiring for the masses.
    4 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Vito Danelli
  • No Raise for Congress
    The 112th Congress is the most unproductive group since the 1940s but they are slated to receive pay raises beginning March 27, 2013. Since the start of the recession in 2008 most Americans have not received a pay raise, or have been furloughed. Congress has only passed 219 bills into law and can't keep America from falling off the "fiscal cliff" but they are getting raises? I think not.
    17 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Dionne C. Clemons
  • Gov't Officials must have their Benefits Revamped
    Elected Federal officials have access to quality healthcare at affordable prices or paid in full by the taxpayers. They also receive a full pension after serving only one term. Yet the american public works for 20 years for a pension that is not guaranteed by the Gov't and is at the sole discretion of the employers. Elected officials must pay into Social security, just like the american public, and not have that contribution stopped when they earn $250,000 or more. If they can't balance a budget, or pass laws in a timely fashion they should forfeit their benefits.
    1 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Judy
  • No pay for Members of Congress
    Members of Congress should not be paid until they perform their basic job responsbilies such as passing a budget. By not passing the budget long-term research projects cannot be started, recent graduates cannot be hired to work on such projects, businesses cannot plan for future expansion and hiring, the economy will not contunue to slowly improve.
    29 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Chloe Bear
  • President of the USA one term 6 years
    How it is, the first year,the President is in office figures things out,2nd and 3rd trying to get things done 4th year re election takes place.Six years we would have his or hers undivivded attention to getting things done.
    10 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Marianne Tierney
  • Term Limits
    Representation in our U.S. Congress has become a career. No longer are our Senators and Congressmen common citizens sent to Washington to represent us. Let's end "career" representation with two-term limits. This affects all of us!
    5 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Roscoe Lantz
  • stop congress from getting a raise
    Until congress puts american public before their special intrest ! They don't deserve a raise! If our taxes go up their taxes need to triple!
    3 of 100 Signatures
    Created by reba terrell
  • Incompetent Congress
    Congress passed the fewest number of bills in the history of the Congress in 2012. And their popularity amongst the American people is below 10%. And to cap it off, another die-hard dysfunctional display of childishness and immaturity over the fiscall cliff. No one in Congress cares about America; they only care about their political career. Therefore, in order to get their attention, we need some major pay and benefit changes.
    405 of 500 Signatures
    Created by Kathy Hogan
  • Fire Congress/Establish 1 term limits
    RID WASHINGTON OF WASTE.
    13 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Jill Glidden
  • Block any pay increase for entire Congress.
    The entire country has been affected by their individual lack of consideration and empathy by their actions. I understand that a great many of them are millionaires already. Yet they continue to pay "chicken" with people' lives. GIVE THEM NO INCREASE - they haven's earned it!
    4 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Juanita