"Lee Terry Needs His Salary During Government Shutdown To Pay For His 'Nice House'"

[TomCADem]

I guess if you listen to Fox News enough, you actually believe that you did not cause a shutdown by linking a bunch of extraneous demands to a CR and the debt ceiling. I am sure he believe that he had nothing to do with a default.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/04/lee-terry-government-shutdown-nice-house_n_4044511.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

Rep. Lee Terry (R-Neb.) said this week that there is no way he's giving up his salary during the government shutdown.

"Dang straight," he said when asked by the Omaha World-Herald Bureau whether he would keep his paycheck.

About 800,000 public servants are furloughed during the government shutdown, and they'll only receive back pay for the lost time if Congress authorizes it. Even if Congress does approve the retroactive paychecks, they could be delayed for some time, depending on how long it takes for the government to reopen. Many government workers who have spoken with The Huffington Post have said any delay in their pay will be hard, since the bills they need to pay won't be delayed.

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"Whatever gets them good press," Terry said of members giving up their salary. "That's all that it's going to be. God bless them. But you know what? I've got a nice house and a kid in college, and I'll tell you we cannot handle it. Giving our paycheck away when you still worked and earned it? That's just not going to fly."

[Jamaal510]

1. Nobody forced you to move into an expensive house.

For real, who do you think you're fooling? We all know you've got more than enough money to go a few weeks without pay and still be comfortable.

[Buns_of_Fire]

2. "...when you still worked and earned it..."

Stop it Lee, you're killin' me here...

[lpbk2713]

3. He sees no shame in being paid for doing less than he did before.

Typical money grabbing rethuglican with his hand out.

Even though it would be difficult to distinguish between what
he accomplished then and what he is getting done now.

[onethatcares]

4. how many months of vacation

do these assholes get each year?

Somebody please remind him he just got back from 5 weeks of nothing.