Congressional Democrats take care of their own with Speaker Nancy Pelosi proudly announcing that House staffers will be compensated at a minimum pay rate of $45,000 per year, a figure that will be a significant bump for many young staff members who work long hours.
On Friday, Madame Speaker sent out a “Dear Colleague” letter with the good news, “I am pleased to announce that, pursuant to the statutory authority of the Speaker in 2 U.S.C. 4532, the House will for the first time ever set the minimum annual pay for staff at $45,000.”
In the letter, Pelosi also wrote that the House was “strengthened by the many contributions of brilliant, dedicated and hard-working staff, who every day enable us to best serve the American people.”
“With a competitive minimum salary, the House will better be able to retain and recruit excellent, diverse talent. Doing so will open the doors to public service for those who may not have been able to afford to do so in the past,” she wrote. “This is also an issue of fairness, as many of the youngest staffers working the longest hours often earn the lowest salaries.”
Pelosi said that a 21 percent hike in members’ Representational Allowance “will more than cover this pay adjustment,” adding that “It is highly encouraged that Members use this MRA increase to honor the committed work of your staff members.” A deadline of September 1, 2022, has been set to implement the new pay structure.
Pelosi’s letter also stated that the maximum pay for House staffers will be raised to $203,700 to match the Senate.
The pay hike for House staffers comes at a time when regular Americans are being battered by record gas prices and the worst inflation rate in decades, made all the worse because of rising food costs, a factor that affects everyone, hitting families who are struggling the hardest and have yet to even have a handful of crumbs thrown to them by Pelosi and her fellow Democrats who are in complete control of the federal government.
Twitter users weighed in on the bump in pay for the underlings of the D.C. political elite with some finding it to be outrageous while others whined that it wasn’t enough to offset the high cost of living in the swamp.
https://twitter.com/hector_peabody/status/1522727135089111040?s=20&t=z8RCoe8iLf-EKtdSELc4MA
While this is great for small towns and cities, it’s minimum wage. You reside in DC, represent SF, expect those staffers to be highly educated dedicated and work at least 50 hour workweeks. $45k ain’t nearly enough, hun.
— visitor (@Hey_Dae_Dae) May 6, 2022
She acts so smug, like it’s coming out of her own pocket.
— Jane Doe (@3oh3Bob) May 6, 2022
Do they have to live in DC on that salary????
— sarah b (@SmartSarahB) May 6, 2022
MORE TAXES PEOPLE, Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday announced that, now require staffers to get paid a minimum salary of $45,000.
I am pleased to announce that, the House will for the first time ever set the minimum annual pay for staff at $45,000,” Pelosi wrote in a “Dear letter— independent Thinker (@indepen27503448) May 6, 2022
Pelosi also announced that there will be a vote next week on a bill allowing House workers to unionize, “Congressional staffers deserve the same fundamental rights and protections as workers all across the country, including the ability to bargain collectively.”
“The average cost of renting a one-bedroom apartment in Washington is about $2,425 a month, according to Rent.com. And the average price of a studio is $1,942 a month, which over the course of a year, would still represent more than half the new minimum salary for House staffers,” according to the Associated Press.
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Out of touch.
She spends that much for ice cream
Nothing like being generous with taxpayer’s money for government parasites. Pee-loser, you Botox PIG!
With that salary, they ought to be able to pay off their student loans.
I have an uncle who at 60, after working since 15, became disabled. He now makes $12k/year on disability. They actually say this is a liveable wage and also told him that he makes too much to qualify for food aid. Yet if you’re 18 and have 3 different babies from 3 different baby daddies and never worked a day in your life you make thousands per month AND get food assistance. Screw this government.
Pelosi recently passed a pay increase for congress 20% for cost of living. Social security gave everyone 6% for Cost of living increase?! Different brand calculators?
I would be willing to bet just about any amount of money that if the members of both houses had to pay for their own staffers instead of sticking the Tax Payers with the bill, there would be a lot fewer people in DC.
Does anyone know how to STOP this darn video constantly popping up while we’re in comments?
Well, just like the bears…..if you feed them they get dependent. And we all know Wash DC is the most corrupt, Democrat loyal town on the planet. Gingrich said it a long time ago, the biggest obstacle and problem for ANY GOP President is the entrenched Democrat bureaucracy in Wash DC that slow walks and obstructs EVERYTHING a GOP President tries to do. And it got worse under Obama. And now Biden.
$45,000 is not any where near enough to have to even be in the same room as Pelosi, let alone to have to kiss her butt
Dern generous with our tax dollars … stingy with her own ill gotten gains. And Biz Pac Review … please turn of the very distracting pop up idiots in the cowboy hats that yell and completely ruin your train of thought when your writing a post.
And while your getting rid of that annoying pop up video with the idiots in cowboy hats Biz PAC Review, you need to get rid of the SPAM comments because they are just as annoying and Distracting as that video!!!!! Plus the comments are by the same people on every article 😡😡😡
While she’s raked in $$$ hand over fist! It’s easy to hand out taxpayers’ money, Pelousy, isn’t it? Now, go do some insider trading, to add to your own MILLIONS!!!
Agreed … and is everyone else had enough of the idiot cowboys, yelling and completely messing up your post? Stop them BPR !
Yes, she-should-be-beholding-to-those-staffers-for-their-helping-her-to-screw-America-&-Americans, everyday.
Agreed … an remember one thing, like the $15 min/wage it’s all about raising taxes, the $45K wage does one thing quickly … raises taxes, and the idiots working in the House will realize this after their 1st paycheck and they see how much more in taxes they now pay. An BPR stop the pop-up adds … they are distracting and screw up your train of thought !
And so do the spam comments!
What does Piglosi care the taxpayer is an infinite source of revenue to Democrats-it is a wonder it is not 100,000 dollars-money to Democrats is not real-it grows on trees
EVIL BEOTCH DOESN’T CARE ONE IOTA ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO PAY THOSE WAGES OR THE TIMING OF THIS EITHER !! F.J.B. AND PHUCKALL THESE TONE-DEAF AHOLE POLITICIANS MORE !