December 18, 2024
Congress Gives Itself a Raise
Timothy Birdnow
Oh, by the way, Congress gave itself a nice raise in Tiny Johnson's last minute spending spree.
FTA:
According to the New York Times, individual members could be reimbursed up to about $34,000 in the first year.
Most members of Congress earn $174,000 annually, although some in leadership positions receive higher salaries. The Speaker of the House receives $223,500, while the Senate president pro tempore receives $193,400.
With the provision blocking pay raises stripped, lawmakers will receive an annual adjustment in pay equal to the change in the government’s Employment Cost Index for the fourth quarter of the prior calendar year versus the year before that.
That adjustment will be made each year unless Congress again blocks its pay raise.
Oh, by the way, Congress gave itself a nice raise in Tiny Johnson's last minute spending spree.
FTA:
According to the New York Times, individual members could be reimbursed up to about $34,000 in the first year.
Most members of Congress earn $174,000 annually, although some in leadership positions receive higher salaries. The Speaker of the House receives $223,500, while the Senate president pro tempore receives $193,400.
With the provision blocking pay raises stripped, lawmakers will receive an annual adjustment in pay equal to the change in the government’s Employment Cost Index for the fourth quarter of the prior calendar year versus the year before that.
That adjustment will be made each year unless Congress again blocks its pay raise.
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