Sorensen joins effort to block congressional pay raise

Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) has a joined a new effort to block Congress from getting another pay raise in upcoming government funding legislation.

Joined by Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02) and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a new letter by the three urges leaders to focus on working families instead of bestowing themselves a new pay raise.

In addition, they ask any upcoming government funding legislation language prohibit a cost-of-living adjustment for Congress.

“Now is the time to focus on bipartisan solutions which invest in hardworking Americans. We need to enact legislation that focuses on the issues our constituents are facing – rising costs at the grocery store and pump, addressing security at the Southern border and ensuring economic opportunity for farmers and small businesses in our districts. Americans deserve to know that their Members of Congress are fighting for them, to lower costs for working families – not to increase our own paychecks.” 

Eric Sorensen, Angie Craig, Chris Pappas