Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-12-20 03:17:09 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E79169FACEB8DE81242726A409B65194D77CFC2E9F42756E803C3EDFBFA56BEA
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The original bill never included pay increases. Language blocking an automatic pay increase (from the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 )that has been included in past government funding bills was absent from the original stopgap bill. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/dec/19/department-of-government-efficiency/congress-didnt-propose-new-243000-salaries-in-spen/ https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/18/congress/congress-pay-raise-increase-00195089
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