U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-KS), who represents Wyandotte County in the Third District of Kansas, is calling for a five-percent, across the board salary cut for all members of Congress.
In introducing the legislation, Yoder says cutting the salaries by five percent would save $50 million over the next decade.
“Cutting Congressional pay is a small dent but I’m hopeful my colleagues will wake up to the fact that we need more leadership on serious issues and much less chatter about them,” said Yoder in a statement.
The salary for most members of Congress is $174,000.
The pay-cut, in the unlikelihood it passes, would result in a loss of $8,700.
