On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant of Texas blocked the Obama administration rule to extend mandatory overtime pay to more than four million salaried workers. Expected to take effect December 1, the rule would have doubled the salary limit for overtime eligible employees to $47,500 from $23,660.

In response, Republican politicians tweeted their enthusiasm and support for Mazzant’s decision, saying it was an important step in reining in the Obama administration’s egregious use of executive power. A win for small businesses and a long-disrespected Congress, most insisted.



This injunction is great news for #Arkansas and an important step to reining in the Obama administration’s abuse of the regulatory process. https://t.co/PWkTJ1sGQK — Senator John Boozman (@JohnBoozman) November 23, 2016

But, as Igor Volksy pointed out, those very politicians failed to disclose the uncomfortable fact that they are far wealthier than the millions of people who would have benefited from this regulation. These politicians include Speaker Paul Ryan:



Paul Ryan's net worth = $566,1038



He's

cheering

that 187,000 Wisconsinites earning less than $47,476 won't get paid for working overtime https://t.co/Ea513ncXE1 — igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) November 23, 2016

Ted Cruz:

Ted Cruz's net worth = $3,013,518



He's

cheering

that 1,244,000 Texans earning less than $47,476 now won't get paid for working overtime https://t.co/fRw7dmh3gm — igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) November 23, 2016

and John McCain: