Dick Durbin参议员为国会拟议加薪辩护, 引发关于经济困难期间公共筹资的辩论。 Senator Dick Durbin defended a proposed pay raise for Congress, sparking debate on public funding during economic hardships.

参议员迪克·德宾在接受CNN的马努·拉朱关于国会提议的加薪提议后面临批评, Senator Dick Durbin faced criticism after being questioned by CNN's Manu Raju about a proposed pay raise for Congress included in a stopgap funding bill. Durbin不守防备,为加薪辩护,指出自上一次生活费调整以来已有十多年了。 Durbin, caught off guard, defended the raise, noting it has been over a decade since the last cost-of-living adjustment. Raju反驳说,媒体的工资与国会的工资不同,没有公共资金资助。 Raju countered that media salaries, unlike those of Congress, are not publicly funded. 许多美国人在经济困难期间对国会加薪持怀疑态度。 The exchange highlighted public skepticism about Congressional pay raises during financial hardships for many Americans.