"If you're a member of Congress hoping for a raise, you'll have to wait at least another year. The vast majority of House and Senate members will continue to earn an annual salary of $174,000 - a figure that hasn't budged since 2009 - after President Donald Trump signed a bill to fund the government and end the longest shutdown in American history."
"That portion of the bill contained language that blocked an automatic cost-of-living adjustment - something most other federal employees receive each year. "I would like to see how well that would go over if we did that to all federal employees," Republican Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia told BI in July. "I mean, do you think that would survive?" A version of that provision has been included in every annual government funding bill over the last 16 years."
President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill that keeps congressional salaries frozen at $174,000 for another year. The measure funds the legislative branch for the full fiscal year but includes language blocking an automatic cost-of-living adjustment that most federal employees receive. The $174,000 salary level has not changed since 2009. The pay freeze followed a shutdown that disrupted pay for many federal workers and public services. Critics warn the freeze reduces lawmakers' real incomes amid inflation and may narrow the pool of potential candidates while encouraging departures to higher private-sector earnings.
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