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Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.) (L), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), (2L) Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) (2R), and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) participate in a bill enrolment ceremony for the Postal Service Reform Act at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on March 17, 2022. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced on May 6 that she is ordering the minimum salary to be paid to congressional aides in the lower chamber of Congress to be increased to $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.”
Mark Tapscott is an award-winning senior Congressional correspondent for The Epoch Times. He covers Congress, national politics, and policy.
Mr. Tapscott previously worked for Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Montgomery Journal, and Daily Caller News Foundation.