Here is a link that reports the history of Congressional salaries.
Did you know they started at $6 per diem (per day)
Vice President - $192,600 ; Speaker of the House - $192,600 ; Majority & Minority Leaders of the Senate & House - $166,700 ; Senators & Representatives - $150,000 ; Cabinet members (Executive Schedule, Level 1) - $166,700; House passes minimum wage hike, estate tax cut
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- By a vote of 230-180, the House gave the go-ahead early Saturday to legislation that gradually boosts the minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 an hour, phased over three years.
The measure also included a cut in the federal inheritance tax mostly paid by the wealthy.
Republican leaders made the minimum wage increase more palatable to their ranks by attaching it to a package of tax cuts they've been pushing, including a major reduction in the estate tax. (Posted 2:30 a.m.)
2006-07-29
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