House Leaders Order Furloughs for Staff

We wonder if Rep. Steve D'Amico will volunteer to take the five furlough days to help return to the taxpayers the $3000.00 plus raise that was "forced" onto him.
Story from the AP Nov 21, 2009:

House leaders are ordering their staff to take five furlough days, although lawmakers will not have to take them. House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo and minority leader Bradley Jones of North Reading said in a statement yesterday that furloughs for the 540 staff members will save the state $620,000. They also highlighted other recent cuts, including discontinuing reimbursement of Massachusetts bar fees and staff business cards, capping franking privileges, and reducing cleaning costs. But this week lawmakers rejected Governor Deval Patrick’s request for authority so he could cut both legislative and judicial budgets himself. The furloughs do not apply to the 160 House members because their salaries are set by constitutional amendment.