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| https://mcadams.house.gov/media/press-releases/mcadams-stands-against-congressional-pay-raise | McAdams stands up against Congressional pay raise | 2019-06-10 | 2019 | 2019-06 | Democrat | House | UT | Ben McAdams | M001209 | mcadams.house.gov | legacy | Washington DCCongressman Ben McAdams will push for his amendment to block a salary hike for Members of Congress set to automatically take effect in January.The $4,500 increase for lawmakers is part of an obscure process that happens unless Congress approves language to stop it. The federal budget deficit is $738 billion for the first eight months of this fiscal year, putting us on the unbelievable path of digging a nearly $1 trillion budget hole by the end of September, said McAdams. Borrowing any money to give Members of Congress a pay raise would add insult to injury and it is nowhere on my list of legislative priorities. McAdams said that the pay raise is on auto-pilot, due to a 1946 law, unless there is a vote to block the increase.He has submitted a one-sentence amendment to the Rules Committee that simply states no cost of living adjustment will be made for Members of Congress for the next fiscal year. His amendment is to the Legislative Branch appropriations bill, which funds Congressional operations. House members currently receive an annual salary of $174,000. Since last October, according to the Congressional Budget Office, spending for net interest on the public debt increased by 16 percent. Interest payments on the debt are the fastest growing part of the budget and it is immoral to keep adding that financial burden to our children and grandchildren. Only in Congress could you hike your own pay without regard to performance or fiscal responsibility, said McAdams. McAdams said one way to help enforce fiscal restraint would be to pass his proposed balanced budget amendment to the Constitution, which requires a balanced budget except in times of war or economic recession. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |