End Automatic Bonuses for Congress

• By Sen. Russ Feingold and Rep. Jim Matheson
• Special to Roll Call
• April 2, 2009, Midnight

Americans are right to be outraged about taxpayer-funded bonuses. These bonuses are paid every year, usually with no public scrutiny. The folks getting the bonuses feel that they are entitled to them, regardless of their performance. It’s an unfair system that the American people shouldn’t have to put up with, especially in these tough economic times.