Susan Davis (Susan Carol Alpert Davis) Quotes

When it comes to pay raises, Congress always plays the role of Grinch. The bill extends an existing pay freeze for Vice President Joe Biden, specifically, and senior political appointees broadly.

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• I am political. But not politically active. I'm not my dad. I'll never write polemic, as he did.

  

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• When it comes to pay raises, Congress always plays the role of Grinch. The bill extends an existing pay freeze for Vice President Joe Biden, specifically, and senior political appointees broadly.

  

  Susan Davis
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