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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: mystery-ak on June 11, 2019, 12:43:06 am

Title: House Democrats pull legislation that would give lawmakers raise
Post by: mystery-ak on June 11, 2019, 12:43:06 am

House Democrats pull legislation that would give lawmakers raise
By Cristina Marcos - 06/10/19 07:31 PM EDT

House Democrats are pulling a spending bill that would give lawmakers a pay raise for the first time in a decade amid a backlash from swing-district freshmen.

The House is still slated to consider the rest of an appropriations package for other agencies, including the Defense and State departments, but not the section concerning legislative branch operations.

A senior Democratic aide said that consideration of legislative branch spending will remain on hold as lawmakers discuss the pay raise issue.


Close to a dozen vulnerable swing-district Democratic freshmen had submitted or co-sponsored amendments to block the pay raise, underscoring the sensitivity of the issue.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/447819-house-dems-delay-consideration-over-member-pay-raise

Title: Re: House Democrats pull legislation that would give lawmakers raise
Post by: rustynail on June 11, 2019, 12:55:49 am

Is there a go fund me to help them?