Brit Hume Says U.S. Congress People Are ‘Underpaid’

BAIER But broadly it ░░░░░░░░ an issue in Congress ░░░░░░░░ Yeah it is Bret ░░░░░░░░ you know it is ░░░░░░░░ the case that people ░░░░░░░░ suspicious when members of ░░░░░░░░ get rich while in ░░░░░░░░ especially if they get ░░░░░░░░ in what seems to ░░░░░░░░ like a big hurry ░░░░░░░░ there s a broader ░░░░░░░░ here as you suggest ░░░░░░░░ that is you know ░░░░░░░░ members of Congress 174 ░░░░░░░░ sounds like a lot ░░░░░░░░ money But you know ░░░░░░░░ these people have to ░░░░░░░░ in two places basically ░░░░░░░░ and wherever their home ░░░░░░░░ is they have to ░░░░░░░░ back and forth It ░░░░░░░░ not a it s ░░░░░░░░ an Easy Life really ░░░░░░░░ if you re in ░░░░░░░░ House of Representatives and ░░░░░░░░ have to run for ░░░░░░░░ election every two years ░░░░░░░░ we really don t ░░░░░░░░ know they haven t ░░░░░░░░ a raise in 10 ░░░░░░░░ And every time somebody ░░░░░░░░ to give them one ░░░░░░░░ every time it s ░░░░░░░░ the docket in the ░░░░░░░░ the public screams bloody ░░░░░░░░ But I think there ░░░░░░░░ a good chance Bret ░░░░░░░░ when all is said ░░░░░░░░ done when we look ░░░░░░░░ on this years from ░░░░░░░░ we will feel that ░░░░░░░░ people in the Congress ░░░░░░░░ underpaid Similarly responsible jobs ░░░░░░░░ the private sector would ░░░░░░░░ much more And I ░░░░░░░░ the reason that s ░░░░░░░░ reason that s the ░░░░░░░░ is that these private ░░░░░░░░ want to hire the ░░░░░░░░ people which is not ░░░░░░░░ say that there s ░░░░░░░░ any excuse for corruption ░░░░░░░░ is not But if ░░░░░░░░ had if we had ░░░░░░░░ better quality of people ░░░░░░░░ of a lot of ░░░░░░░░ people we see every ░░░░░░░░ in Congress we might ░░░░░░░░ to pay them more ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Separately is the ░░░░░░░░ issue about making money ░░░░░░░░ knowledge in Congress you ░░░░░░░░ the accusations about Nancy ░░░░░░░░ and others making money ░░░░░░░░ the stock market that ░░░░░░░░ a whole separate issue ░░░░░░░░ far as the payment ░░░░░░░░ Yeah that certainly is ░░░░░░░░ separate issue And you ░░░░░░░░ now there s going ░░░░░░░░ be measures under consideration ░░░░░░░░ there should be no ░░░░░░░░ trading by members of ░░░░░░░░ Yes we don t ░░░░░░░░ our representatives to have ░░░░░░░░ stake in our economy ░░░░░░░░ mean come on folks ░░░░░░░░ mean this this is ░░░░░░░░ this is not wise ░░░░░░░░ in the long run ░░░░░░░░ know you want people ░░░░░░░░ be not to be ░░░░░░░░ away or to discourage ░░░░░░░░ entering government service or ░░░░░░░░ for Congress or whatever ░░░░░░░░ they re not making ░░░░░░░░ money Because they can ░░░░░░░░ make enough money doing ░░░░░░░░ and life would be ░░░░░░░░ hard And I think ░░░░░░░░ s that may be ░░░░░░░░ we are.”