Former Trump administration official Ken Cuccinelli speaking at an event in Atlanta, Georgia on August 23, 2023.
Former Trump administration official Ken Cuccinelli speaking at an event in Atlanta, Georgia on August 23, 2023.
  • Current and former lawmakers filed a class-action lawsuit seeking $50 million from the government.
  • They argue their salaries, stuck at $174,000 since 2009, have been "unconstitutionally suppressed."
  • The suit's being led by Ken Cuccinelli, an ex-Trump official who doesn't care how unpopular this is.

You may have heard that some lawmakers think the $174,000 annual salary for rank-and-file House and Senate members is too low.