Haley Stevens: “I understand the temper of the times, but I think some of us who have been through this time and again have the duty to…”

“I understand the temper of the times, but I think some of us who have been through this time and again have the duty to come forth and warn the Senate what it is doing. Since 1970 to this year, 27 years, in 17 of those years the Senate has denied itself the cost-of-living adjustment. The net result is that while Social Security recipients' pay, whatever you want to call it, their checks have gone up by 421.3 percent in that period, the pay for Members of Congress have gone up 214.4 percent.”