I first heard on WBZ radio yesterday about the leadership stand Rep. Karyn Polito (Shrewsbury & Westborough) has made regarding refusing the recent legislative pay raise. See 1 MA legislator refuses 5.5% pay raise.

And as reported in the Boston Herald article Several state pols refusing pay hike, here's the statement she made:

"I cannot in good conscience accept a raise in legislative pay when there are so many families across the state who cannot afford to meet their household expenses. I believe the $640,600 in additional pay for legislators could be better spent if it were devoted to offsetting toll increases, increasing local aid and paying for other services that would benefit the people we represent."

Hear, hear! Thanks, Karyn. I hope this is well-remembered by your constituency.

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Denise Ward  - I agree - Karyn is a GEM   |71.10.231.xxx |2009-02-28 06:28:03 How true Karyn's statement is above about pay increases for representatives in the face of widespread hardship by the populace. If only all our representatives had a conscience - that would be real leadership! Karyn is sincere and always out there helping people. We are so poorly served by most of our representatives - makes you wonder why we take it so darn well. Quote 0   1

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