by Adam Pack | Daily Caller
Members of Congress are slated to receive a pay raise for the first time in 15 years if the massive spending bill released by House leaders Tuesday evening passes both chambers and is signed into law.
The 1,574 page bill, known as a continuing resolution (CR), contains language allowing for a cost of living adjustment (COLA), which would give members of Congress a pay raise for the first time since 2009. This pay increase for Congress comes as many lawmakers’ constituents are struggling to make ends meet as inflation has skyrocketed under President Joe Biden’s administration.
Lawmakers currently earn a base salary of $174,000 annually with members in leadership receiving a higher salary. If Biden signs the CR into law, members of Congress are set to receive a maximum salary increase of $6,600 due to a 2025 COLA of 3.8%, according to a press release from Maine Democratic Rep. Jared Golden on Wednesday. The Maine Democrat is notably opposing the CR over the pay raise language in the bill.