Since all middle class Americans are having to tighten their belt, are having difficulty finding jobs, are having their homes threatened (mortgage or under water value) - it is time to have both the Senate and the House of Representatives tighten their belts - especially since they are NOT DOING THEIR JOBS and continue to have so much time off.
Let's start petitions to have the Congress of the US take salary cuts.
Let's start petitions to have the Congress of the US have Medical Benefits like the rest of us.
Let's start petitions to change the Pension structure (lifetime pensions for one term - really?) of the Congress of the US.

They don't want to sit down and COMPROMISE because they are afraid of their base supporters.  This nation is being held hostage because of "THREATS" by the extremes on both the right and the left.  It is time to stop this.

Proposals for the Senate and House of Representatives:
•Salaries commensurate with age and experience
•Term limits (4 if they do their job, 2 if they don't)
•Ability for the entire US population to try to impeach/fire any member of congress with the appropriate number of signatures (vote by the entire population to impeach)
•Benefits similar the the average benefits for ALL AMERICANS
•Pensions based on years served (2 years served, 2 years of pension)
•Performance reviews by the constituents at election time
•Vacations based more on the average vacations enjoyed by all Americans

The Congress of the United States (both houses) needs DRAMATIC overhauling.
They waste our tax money, do not do their jobs, take too much time off, misuse their positions (how many start as average Americans and wind up Millionaires? )

REFORM CONGRESS NOW - MAKE THEM WORK FOR US AND NOT JUST FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR OWN BANK ACCOUNTS!