Senators want more cash

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Senators say that their salaries aren't enough to help them meet their needs and Diario Libre reports on discussions to increase their salaries to RD$250,000 per month, plus other benefits. Hoy quotes Ruben Dario Cruz as saying that Dominican senators are among the worst paid on this side of the continent. Senator Prim Pujals took the salary hike demand a step further when he said that senators should fly first class when taking trips, "just like any other high-ranking government official". Pujals defended his statement by saying that you get a stiff neck from traveling coach. Senate president Reinaldo Pared Perez answered Pujals by saying that he should be content with traveling at all, but not in first class, because the austerity laws will not be violated. Pared told senators that if they wanted to fly first class they should pay the difference.

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