Cenk Uygur
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Republican Says Congressional Salary Is Too Low, House Progressive AGREES
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8:24Now PlayingMembers of Congress make $174,000 a year, and retiring Rep. Patrick McHenry says that's not enough. Jordan Uhl, Mark Thompson and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks.
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"Members of Congress make $174,000 and haven't gotten a raise in about 15 years.
Retiring Rep. Patrick McHenry is the latest one to argue that needs to change.
"Most of us live on the salary," he said. "Most of us don't have wealth."
Rank-and-file members of both the House and Senate are paid $174,000 a year.
That probably seems like a decent amount of money, and it is: The median household income in 2022 was $74,580, according to the US Census.
But consider that members of Congress generally have to maintain two residences — one in Washington, DC, and one in their home state — and that they haven't gotten a raise since 2009."
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