Report: Congress Sneaks Through $34,000 Pay Raise for Itself | The Gateway Pundit

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Can get additional money for housing, meals, with out receipts confirming the funds

Bidenflation apparently isn’t a worry to many members of Congress who’re taking advantage of a $34,000 “pay elevate” that they voted for themselves by an internal rule change that averted the political backlash of overtly allocating themselves more money, in accordance with a model new report.

It’s the Washington Free Beacon that well-known taxpayers now “are funding luxurious housing lodging for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, D-N.Y., and over 200 completely different members of Congress, a number of whom boast internet worths over $1 million.”

The added money comes by housing and meal subsidies, the report acknowledged.

The change occurred just because the Democrats had been about to lose their majority to the GOP.

“Democrats quietly tucked a provision into internal House tips that grants lawmakers entry to an non-compulsory $34,000 annual subsidy to pay for his or her Washington, D.C., housing and meal payments,” the report outlined.

So far, 113 Democrats and 104 Republicans have taken at least some cash, costing taxpayers a blended $1.4 million.

Just for the first half of 2023.

“Recipients of these funds embody at least 17 millionaire Democrats, along with Rep. Katie Porter, who reported an online value of as a lot as $1.8 million in her latest financial disclosure, and House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D., Mass.), who boasts an online value of as a lot as $13.5 million,” the report charged.

The change was made following complaints from members like Cortez, who acknowledged her $174,000 wage merely isn’t ample to care for a home in her district and have housing in Washington, too.

“Since taking office in 2019, Ocasio-Cortez has rented an residence in an opulent Washington, D.C., developing that boasts amenities along with a rooftop pool and indoor golf simulator,” the Free Beacon confirmed.

The report well-known others on the “Squad,” collected $14,000 (Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.), $6,800 (Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich.) and $6,200 (Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., who was ordered to pay a $1,000 super for intentionally setting off a fire alarm to disrupt House proceedings).

Within the meantime, the report well-known a Harvard analysis that found a doc 21.6 million American households are spending larger than 30% of their pre-tax earnings on rent.

And Bidenflation has pushed up the worth of groceries 20% since Biden took office.

The report acknowledged, “Rep. Matt Gaetz (R., Fla.) acquired the most important share of funds out of any lawmaker,” having billed taxpayers nearly $17,000 from January by May to pay for his D.C. dwelling payments.”

Then-Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., had opposed the pay elevate.

“You probably can have a superb public protection debate on whether or not or not congressmen should be paid further in order to entice a larger bunch, and you might probably have an affordable debate on inflation modifications, but it surely certainly really ought to be carried out in public,” Brooks acknowledged. “That’s my largest beef, that it was a clandestine secret.”

Congressional tips allow lawmakers to expense as a lot as $258 a day in lodging and $79 per day in meals – with out having to submit receipts.

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