It's official: Members of Congress won't get a pay bump this year

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The bill to reopen the government kept lawmakers' salaries frozen at $174,000 a figure that hasn't budged since 2009.

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Retiring lawmakers are once again complaining that their $174,000 salary is too low

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Former Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado
Former Rep. Ken Buck said if he were still in office, his voters would "go ballistic" if he said $174,000 wasn't enough for members of Congress to live on.

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Almost every single US state has considered laws to abolish daylight-saving time

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Several states are considering laws to do away with daylight-savings time

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A growing number of US states are working to loosen child labor laws so your next bartender could be an underage teenager

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There are seven states that have enacted bills that lower the legal age to serve alcohol.

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Here's why bonds may actually rally if the US runs out of cash to pay its debts, according to UBS

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House Representative Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy in February 2021.

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Tennessee state legislature has 'always been a toxic work environment,' according to ousted Black lawmakers who say they've had a' target' on them from the start

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Justin Pearson and Justin Jones raise their hands after being expelled from their seats in Nashville
Justin Pearson and Justin Jones raise their hands after being expelled from their seats in Nashville.

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A white Tennessee lawmaker survived expulsion while 2 young Black lawmakers lost their seats for protesting gun violence. She says the result 'might have to do with the color of our skin.'

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Former Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, and former Rep. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, join hands and hold them aloft amid a crowed of people. Pearson (right) and Jones (left) were expelled after protesting on the Tennessee house floor.
Former Rep. Justin Jones, Rep. Gloria Johnson, and former Rep. Justin Pearson, joined and raised their hands outside the House chamber in Tennessee.
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