Lawmaker pushes Congress to take 5 percent pay cut

With approval ratings south of 20 percent, Congress isn’t exactly acing its performance review — and one congresswoman thinks it’s time the American people started docking members’ pay.

Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., last week introduced a bill to cut pay for members of Congress by 5 percent. She said it hasn’t made her the most popular person in the House of Representatives, but it’s starting to gain bipartisan support.