Let's check some six figure pay and see if these people deserve what they get.
From The Congressional Institute:
Representatives and Senators currently earn $165,200 per year
The Majority and Minority Leaders in both the House and Senate and the President pro tempore of the Senate earn $180,100. The Speaker of the House earns $208,000.
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Salary Effective Date
$165,200 January 1, 2006
$162,100 January 1, 2005
$158,100 January 1, 2004
$154,700 January 1, 2003
$150,000 January 1, 2002
$145,100 January 1, 2001
$141,300 January 1, 2000
$136,700 January 1, 1998
$133,600 January 1, 1993
$129,500 January 1, 1992
Nice raises every year, they deserve every penny uh. Most of these people own businesses in the private sector that they make money from.
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