ACTION COUNCIL RELEASES STATEMENT AGAINST PAY RAISE WITH PHOTO OF LEGISLATOR'S CAR

08:12:46 PM

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

FULL STATEMENT RELEASED BY THE LOUISIANA ACTION COUNCIL-- THE PHOTO ABOVE IS OF ANN DUPLESSIS' CAR- THE LEGISLATOR WHO PROPOSED A BILL TO RAISE LEGISLATORS' PAY!

Believe it or not, Senate Bill 672, which would triple the annual salaries of Louisiana Legislators, is only one step away from final passage. Within the past 24 hours, it has passed the full Senate and then a House Committee. In the coming days, SB 672 will be heard on the floor of the House of Representatives. We urge you to take a moment, call your Representative and tell them how you feel about the pay raise. Click here to find out who represents you in the House of Representatives.

Ever since the day that SB 672 was filed the talk radio airwaves have been burning up, the opinion and editorial pages have been full of comments, and citizens from around the state have been speaking their mind about this legislation. We realize that our state House and Senate members work extremely hard for their constituents and for the state of Louisiana on a daily basis. They are committed public servants and we are not trying to refute that. However, is it necessary for them to receive such an extravagant raise?

We do not know the exact percentage of Louisiana drivers who cruise around in a Mercedes Benz but we are guessing that the percentage of Louisiana workers that have the power to triple their own salary is... little to none.

If you are as outraged about the extravagant pay raise as we are, please click here to sign up to join our team of activists from around the state!

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