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Republicans Look to Give Themselves a Pay Raise After Securing Benefit Cuts for the Poor (www.commondreams.org)

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After taking the global economy hostage to secure painful cuts to aid programs and other federal spending, House Republicans are proposing a pay raise for themselves and other members of Congress for the coming fiscal year.

Roll Callreported Thursday that under spending legislation approved by the Republican-controlled House Appropriations Committee last month, members of Congress "would stand to receive a 4.6%, or $8,000, pay increase" in 2024. Most members of Congress currently make an annual salary of $174,000, putting them in the top 10% of U.S. earners.

"Lawmakers last received a cost-of-living increase in 2009," the outlet noted, "but House Republicans left out the traditional language blocking a cost-of-living increase for members from this year's Legislative Branch bill."

Pulling themselves up by our bootstraps.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

With how many times they go on vacation a year, I'm lucky if I get to take a week off let alone months our of the year.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The money they get comes from taxes.

So..... You are paying for their holidays. Isn't that fun to know?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah and they have to take them every other month VS making any decisions so they don't lose them cuz how terrible would it be to make a decision that could possibly support any of the people who voted them into office.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Vacations are meant to talk to their constituents. So I think they should be required to spend all of that time in their home district otherwise their "vacation" gets cancelled.