Republicans propose 10th year with no pay raise for lawmakers

Published April 25, 2018 7:08pm ET



House Republicans have proposed their 10th consecutive annual spending bill that excludes pay raises for lawmakers, whose salaries have not budged since 2009.

The House fiscal 2019 appropriations measure to fund the legislative branch calls for $3.8 billion in spending, a $132 million boost over fiscal 2018. But none of the new money will be used to provide House lawmakers with pay raises, keeping with what has become a decade-long tradition.

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