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Congress avoids pay raise vote, critics call move worse
Original: Opinion | Lawmakers won’t vote to raise their own pay. What they did instead looks worse.
Members of Congress have declined to hold a vote on raising their own salaries, an annual ritual that has become politically toxic on Capitol Hill. Instead, lawmakers have allowed congressional pay to erode rather than risk going on record for an unpopular raise. The Washington Post's editorial board argues this avoidance is worse than an open vote, pointing to the transparency that a recorded vote would provide.
Why now: The Washington Post published a new opinion piece criticizing lawmakers' handling of congressional pay.
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- Opinion | Lawmakers won’t vote to raise their own pay. What they did instead looks worse. · The Washington Post
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