'This is outrageous,' said one critic. 'Democrats should raise hell over this.'
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.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.
"House Republicans are moving to give themselves a raise while taking an ax to education, health, and other essential programs that help grow the economy by growing the middle class."congressional Democrats to"raise hell over this." One Democrat, Rep. Angie Craig , slammed House Republicans for"trying to give themselves a raise while working families struggle to make ends meet."
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