Jerry Moran said "I thank my very good friend. I think I have made my point. We need to be as representative of the country as possible. For all our failings, for all our deficiencies, for all our needs, our struggles, we need to be able to empathize with people who have the same kind of financial constraints. I know people think this is a lot of money, but if you are not going to show respect to yourself as an institution, you can't expect the public to show you much respect either. We are the board of directors of the largest economic entity in the world. We deserve that respect. We ought to stand up for ourselves, defend this Congress--because what we do is defensible--and show that we merit adequate compensation, so we can be wholly representative of this great American public." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 1, 2014

I thank my very good friend. I think I have made my point. We need to be as representative of the country as possible. For all our failings, for all our deficiencies, for all our needs, our struggles, we need to be able to empathize with people who have the same kind of financial constraints. I know people think this is a lot of money, but if you are not going to show respect to yourself as an institution, you can't expect the public to show you much respect either. We are the board of directors of the largest economic entity in the world. We deserve that respect. We ought to stand up for ourselves, defend this Congress--because what we do is defensible--and show that we merit adequate compensation, so we can be wholly representative of this great American public.

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Jerry Moran

Republican · Kansas

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