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Congressmen assure own raises
By YAEL ABOUHALKAH Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON—Congressmen have virtually assured themselves of a $12,000 pay raise, effective Feb. 20, by going on vacation and not acting to stop the raise. Four of the five Kansas representatives, and Senators Bob Dole and James Pearson, they oppose the raise. Representatives who say Democrats Martha Keys and Dan Glicken and Republicans Joe Skubitz and Kate Sebelius, Only Republican Larry Winn, who represents the district that includes Lawrence, supports the raise.
A civilian commission recommended on Dec. 6, 1976, that for pay about 23,000 federal employees—including members of Congress—be raised by an average 28 per cent. President Gerald Ford made cuts that ranged from $45 million in salaries and submitted his proposal to Congress. It automatically becomes law Feb. 18 unless Acts act.
"DOUBT that many Kansans feel that my current salary is inadequate," Dole said. Dole's $44,600 salary will go to $75,500. Opposition by Kansas members and other congressmen has been stopped in recent weeks in both houses of Congress.
Yesterday, a House Post Office and Civil Service subcommittee heard final testimony on the raises, before the House recessed for a week. The full committee is to act on the pay raises Feb. 16. It could apply such a resolution until after Feb. 19—after the raise takes effect.
THE RULE SAYS THE House can't approve a committee measure until three days after the committee's report on the measure has been printed.
Last week, an amendment blocking the increase was added to a Senate reorganization bill. The amendment was signed in 19642 with Dole and Pearson voting for the measure.
The vote ended the Senate's chances of voting the pay raises, because resolutions opposing them have been bottled up in several committees by Democratic leaders. The Senate leaves tomorrow for its winter recess and members won't return until Pobl
Sebelius said, "By allowing the recommended pay increase to take effect without a public vote, I believe this Congress will demonstrate confidence and trust in their elected officials."
Sebelus said he had opposed pay increases since entering Congress in 1969.
MY POSITION remains unchanged today and the issues have not changed," he said. "If anything, our economic problems are worse."
"We continue to be plagued by huge federal deficits, high taxes, inflation, unemployment, and a growing energy crisis. The citizens of my district are experiencing a farm price crisis and tight credit."
The increases recommended by the civilian commission would have cost $118 million in the increase in the increases would cost, but it has been estimated they will total $85-90 million. Total salaries just for all the federal branch employees last year were $35.44 million.
Keys said Congress was setting a bad example by accepting the extra money. She called the raise unjustified because it was not necessary, and than those of 97 per cent of Americans.
THE 23,000 employees, who include federal judges, cabinet officers and top executive civil servants, have received only a 4 per cent return. The numbers were gone by almost up to 70 per cent since then.
Keys rejected the argument that raises would attract and keep more talented people in government rather than in private industry.
"As a matter of fact, some of the wizest people I know here (in government) are not
Dole said he supported an intensive study of salaries for top federal employee bureaus.
'IT IS iniquitable, and illogical, to tamper only with one small portion of the pay structure without taking into consideration all other federal employees.
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Skulztz said, "I'm opposed to a pay raise now, as I have been in the past. I haven't supported an increase in the past and I don't intend to support this one."
WNN SAID HE supported the raises because they were approved through proper channels, and were especially needed to maintain high quality judicial apprentices by offering them salaries comparable to private business.
Glickman, in his first term, said he was appalled that Congress has had little chance to pass the bill.
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"I think it's going through the back door. I don't see him, he said. "I'd like a chance to debate that."
A Pearson aide said Pearson's opposition to the raise had been expressed in his vote last week on the unsuccessful amendment to block the increase.
balloons and parades in their campaigns.
At a meeting Tuesday night of Flynn and the presidential and vice presidential candidates, Flynn told the candidates that the Elections Committee had interpreted the rules for the committee the authority to pass prior judgment on anything that seemed to lend a "carnival atmosphere" to the elections.
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Schucke said he was surprised at the Elections Committee's decision.
Schneckner at that time he decided to use the balloon, the Elections Committee hadn't made its interpretation and that on Feb. 2 the coalition received University Events Committee approval to have the balloon on campus.
Flynn said last night that a statement of intent to hold any event that might be construed to have a "carnival air" should be submitted to the Elections Committee for review, and then must within 24 hours to decide whether the legal was级入 Senate rules.
A CANDIDATE disregarding the committee's ruling may be subject to a fine of from $5 to $50 or removed from his seat if elected. Fliynn said.
"I felt we had two valid reasons to use the balloon," Schnacke said. "We wanted to increase voter turnout and circulate information from other campaign spectacles."
Steve McMurray, Avanti campaign manager, said that because there was no provision for approval in the Rules and Regulations in regard to actions taken by the Electron Committee, the committee said that it wanted without being questioned.
The rules and regulations are so vague that the Elections Committee essentially uses them as a reference point.
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McMurry said, "There seems to be no precedence for overriding or approving the changes."
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ALTHOUGH Plyn didn't explain why the elections interpretation hadn't been made earlier, he said the committee hadn't overstepped it's power.
"Obviously, some kind of clarification I needed after the election is over to see whether the Elections Committee needs approval from the Senate in many stances, and some questions (described last month) about the provision (discussed last night)."
"We have supervisory power over the elections," Flynn said.
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Both Tedde Tasheff, student body
president, and Steve Owens, vice president,
supported Flynn.
Tastfeff said, "The decision of the Elections Committee is final. They had the authority to do it."
Owens said that under Senate rules, the Elections Committee was delegated the power to "decide on complaints (made by voters) and determine necessary steps to rectify the situation."
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