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   Congress would get pay raise if lawmakers pass government funding bill   
   Joe St. George   
      
   Members of the House of Representatives and Senate have not received a pay   
   raise since 2009. (Scripps News)   
      
   Mike Johnson, Blake Moore, Steve Scalise, Tom Emmer   
      
   Tucked inside a more than 1,500-page government funding bill is a pay   
   raise for members of Congress.   
      
   The average member of Congress earns $174,000 a year — with party leaders   
   earning more.   
      
   Members of the House of Representatives and Senate have not received a pay   
   raise since 2009, which is why some say a cost-of-living adjustment is   
   overdue.   
      
   However, Rep. Justin Golden, a Democrat from Maine, said he would vote   
   against the bill because of the raises.   
      
   "Congress should be working to raise Americans' wages and lower their   
   health care costs, not sneaking new member perks into must-pass   
   legislation behind closed doors," he said in a statement.   
      
   If the funding bill passes, members of Congress could receive a raise of   
   up to 3.8%, or about $6,600 annually.   
      
   Congress has to pass the bill, which also includes $100 billion for   
   disaster relief, before Saturday to avoid a partial government shutdown.   
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