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| https://cunningham.house.gov/media/press-releases/icymi-dems-yank-bill-raise-congressional-pay-after-backlash-politico | ICYMI: Dems to yank bill to raise congressional pay after backlash [POLITICO] | 2019-06-11 | 2019 | 2019-06 | Democrat | House | SC | Joe Cunningham | C001122 | cunningham.house.gov | legacy | The people of the Lowcountry sent me to Congress to ban offshore drilling, help our veterans, and get things done for the First District. One thing they didn't send me up here to do is raise my own salary, said Rep. Joe Cunningham. Congress needs to get serious about balancing the budget and tackling our skyrocketing debt. Removing this bill from the larger government funding package, which includes important defense programs, is the right thing to do. -- Politico: Dems to yank bill to raise congressional pay after backlash By Sarah Ferris and Heather Caygle June 10, 2019 House Democratic leaders are postponing consideration of a bill that would include a pay raise for members of Congress, after facing a major backlash from the party's most vulnerable members. Top Democrats agreed in a closed-door meeting Monday night to pull a key section of this week's massive funding bill to avoid escalating a clash within their caucus over whether to hike salaries for lawmakers and staff for the first time in a decade, multiple lawmakers confirmed. At least 15 Democrats mostly freshmen in competitive districts had pushed to freeze pay after some Democratic and Republican leaders quietly agreed to the slight pay increase earlier this month. Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) confirmed to POLITICO after the meeting that he "thinks" they would pull the bill so that Democrats can resolve the issue of congressional pay raises. [.] Several Democrats in battleground seats have scrambled behind the scenes to convince Democratic leaders, including Hoyer, to backtrack on the decision. Several have personally approached Hoyer to protest the move after he and other party leaders agreed to the cost-of-living-increase. It would amount to an extra $4,500 for members, who currently make $174,000. Rep. Joe Cunningham (D-S.C.) who sits in a district that Trump carried by more than six points warned Hoyer on the floor last week that the move would be bad politics and bad policy, according to a Democratic aide familiar with the discussion. Cunningham later authored his own amendment to halt the pay increase. [] And even if Congress does approve the pay hike, several vulnerable Democrats, including Cunningham and Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), have vowed to send any additional cash back to the Treasury or donate it to charity. READ FULL STORY HERE. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |