AFSCME hits Rep. Blunt for minimum wage vote

[ccharles000]

A major union has invested almost $1 million in a radio ad targeting Missouri Senate candidate Roy Blunt (R) for his 2007 vote against raising the federal minimum wage.

"He's been in Washington for 14 years, and he gets paid a $170,000 every year," the announcer says in the minute-long spot. "So, he's pocketed a couple of million dollars since he went to Washington."

The announcer goes on to say Blunt has voted to raise his own pay five times, "but when he had a chance to raise the minimum wage, Congressman Blunt voted no. … He's really out of touch."

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) spent $700,000 on the ad, according to a Federal Election Commission filing.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/115335-afscme-hits-rep-blunt-for-minimum-wage-vote-

[zbdent]

1. PLUS ...

he gets raises ... oh, it's because they vote on the pay raises, which don't apply until the next Congressional term ...

I thought that Republicans ran against all those "Congressional pay raises" ...

Silly me ...