They are voting in raises, but held at bay until the next term, some may be in, and some may be out.

The Twenty-seventh Amendment (Amendment XXVII) prohibits any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of the Congress from taking effect, until the start of the next set of terms of office for Representatives. It is the most recent amendment to the United States Constitution, having been ratified in 1992, more than 202 years after its initial submission in 1789.

This was meant to be a pisser of a JOKE!

The whole of government is a JOKE!

Reality is only an illusion that occurs due to a lack of alcohol