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2024-12-20 03:37:55 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 207EC1DE8B862CFA7C55AC2169709FC24836CBC8BDFD2BDB9860B4900ABB05ED
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The CR does not contain a 40% pay increase for Congress. "According to the Congressional Research Service (CRS), the spending bill would grant members of Congress only a 3.8% increase, raising their salary from $174,000 to $180,600, an increase of $6,600." https://www.verifythis.com/article/news/verify/government-verify/cr-bill-lawmakers-40-percent-pay-raise-fact-check/536-c21cf719-b550-41a8-bf9f-2d9dea9657ad https://www.factcheck.org/2024/12/congress-not-proposing-to-give-themselves-40-raise/ https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/18/congress/congress-pay-raise-increase-00195089 https://www.businessinsider.com/congress-continuing-resolution-salary-increase-pay-raise-2024-12
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