Letter: Congress is out of control

Congress is out of control and running rampant. They regularly pass legislation that serves only their self-interest, they bow to special interests, they receive money and “gifts” from lobbyists (payoffs) and they answer to no one. Imagine passing a bill that allows you to invest based on knowledge of upcoming legislation that will virtually guarantee your investment will grow. Give yourself a raise, increase your stipend for travel, housing and food without oversight, pull federal marshals off one flight so you can have more personal protection when you're not even performing an official duty.

This is your Congress: more than 50 percent are millionaires. Does that represent our population? Make calls, send emails, it’s time for accountability; we need at minimum two amendments — No. 1: term limits for congress and No. 2: only based on popular vote can their benefits package be confirmed. Do these two things, and they’ll work for us again.

At the state level, implement salary pay for the year. Then if you get done early, good for you; and if you don’t do your job in a timely manner, you still get paid the same. An emergency situation would be paid separately. Quit ripping us off!

Trevor Weston

Holyoke