He's not alone: AOC and others have argued lawmakers should be paid more in order to protect against corruption and make the job more accessible.

He’s not alone: AOC and others have argued lawmakers should be paid more in order to protect against corruption and make the job more accessible.

  • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    I am not fundamentally against giving Congress a pay raise, their last pay raise was in 2009

    So was the last increase to the federal minimum wage. I have no sympathy for those who won’t raise it.