The Daily Beast
Brian Snyder/Reuters Members of Congress could be in line for a pay rise after a federal judge weighed in on the potentially thorny issue. For years, U.S. lawmakers have voted against enacting the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) rule established in 1989 to keep their salaries in line with inflation, meaning their annual pay has been fixed at $174,000 since 2009. Representatives and senators have been acutely aware of the optics of voting to increase their salaries, especially at a time when tens of millions of Americans are facing wage stagnation and a cost-of-living crisis. The median U.S. household income is currently just over $80,000 a year. Read more at The Daily Beast.
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