News@lemmy.world · 8 个月前

Members of Congress may be about to get a pay raise for the first time since 2009

www.businessinsider.com

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Members of Congress may be about to get a pay raise for the first time since 2009

www.businessinsider.com

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News@lemmy.world · 8 个月前

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Lawmakers could get as high as a $6,600 pay raise as part of a short-term government funding bill that's set to get a vote this week.

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I thought they just voted themselves pay raises when they wanted one.

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