House members seek $4,400 pay raise

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By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press Writer

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I say no raise until we get a congress that has achieved major accomplishments for the citizens of this country. That has not yet occurred by either the repubs or the dems.
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WASHINGTON - Despite low approval ratings and hard feelings from last year's elections, Democrats and Republicans in the House are reaching out for an approximately $4,400 pay raise that would increase their salaries to almost $170,000.

The cost-of-living raise endorsed Wednesday evening gets lawmakers back on track for automatic pay raises after a fight between the parties last year and again in January killed the pay increase due this year. That was the first interruption of the annual congressional pay boost in seven years.

The blowup came after Democrats last year fulfilled a campaign promise to deny themselves more pay until Congress raised the minimum wage. Delays in the minimum wage bill cost every lawmaker about $3,100 this year.


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1. The Dems are absolutely right on this one.

No pay raises for legislature unless they raise minimum wage. In fact, they should raise them both by the same "yearly amount" each time. If they raise minimum wage by a buck, then they can add $1 X 2000-hours = $2000/year to their salary.