The U.S. Senate voted 92-6 to forgo their automatic pay raise this year. (Senators and Congressman get automatic raises unless they vote against them.) They view the move as a cost saving measure to help pay for Hurricane Katrina. (Indeed it will save $310,000 this year.)

No word yet if their pork barrel spending programs and vote buying schemes (like the $250 Million bridge to nowhere in Alaska) will be cut.