“Members deserve to be paid, staff deserves to be paid and the cost of living here is causing serious problems for people who are not wealthy to serve in this institution. We aren’t being paid properly.”
— Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL), quoted by Roll Call, arguing that his $174,000 annual salary isn’t enough.
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