Rejoining Congress would mean a big pay cut for this top Hill staffer

Published September 12, 2025 5:43am ET



For Tennessee Republican Van Hilleary, winning a House seat after years as a Capitol Hill chief of staff would be a promotion in all ways but one: salary.

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