Compensation in Congress

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Movement to Raise Congressional Salaries

Unmistakable signs have appeared in Congress during recent weeks that its members are getting ready to vote themselves an increase in salary. The present salary of United States senators and representatives is $10,000 a year; it has remained at that figure since 1925. At a propitious moment, the senators and representatives will vote themselves an increase—probably to $15,000. The timing is important, as members discovered anew when they voted themselves retirement annuities shortly after Pearl Harbor and were compelled to rescind ...

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