balancing the budget

[Disagreeable]

Let's not let balancing the budget get in the way of pay raises for our elected officials. Instead, let's take it out of the mouths of hungry children, young people depending on student loans to improve their future, and the sick who depend on Medicaide.

Link below; my emphasis.

"The Republican-controlled Congress helped itself to a $3,100 pay raise on Friday, then postponed final decisions on curbing spending on social programs and cutting taxes in favor of a two-week vacation."

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/111905dnnatcong.205b36cb.html