By Antonio D. French
Filed Wednesday, October 19 at 7:33 AM
Senator Kit Bond was one of only 6 senators to vote against an agreement to give up annual pay raises for U.S. senators. The agreement came out of the need to control the growing budget deficit and from the rising cost of Hurricane Katrina and the destruction of the Gulf Coast.
“This proposal will have little impact on the deficit,” Bond told the AP. “If Congress is serious, we should put together a deficit reduction package that freezes COLAs governmentwide, including Congress.” Bond called for a broader deficit reduction effort that includes a close look at entitlements and other appropriations.
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