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☆ A $174,000 salary isn't enough for members of Congress. In fact, they should probably give themselves a $100,000 raise.
  + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +12 min
With a salary of $174,000 per year, members of Congress make more than 80% of American households. Stunted salary growth and limited perksThe salaries for members of Congress haven't budged in nearly 15 years. Historically, Democrats have been more willing to push for higher pay for members of Congress, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. For simplicity's sake, let's put the number at $274,000 — a $100,000 raise for members of Congress. Nor is jacking up lawmakers' salaries likely to be a panacea that solves every problem in a troubled institution.
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☆ Passing at home, failing abroad: Grading Mike Johnson's first month as speaker
  + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +9 min
In late October, House Republicans settled on a little-known congressman as their next leader. AdvertisementMike Johnson has been the speaker of the House for just under a month now following a testy race to succeed ousted former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Johnson's so-called "laddered" approach has been heavily criticized by congressional Democrats, Republicans, and even the White House, who called it an "unserious proposal." AdvertisementSection 702: FailFBI Director Christopher Wray speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, in Washington. AdvertisementWith just over a month left until the authorization expires, though, Johnson's been mum on the topic since becoming speaker.
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☆ Congress Didn't Include Funds for Ukraine in Its Spending Bill. How Will That Affect the War?
  + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Associated Press | Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +6 min
The measure didn't include the $6 billion in military assistance that Ukraine said it urgently needed. They argue that if Russia's invasion is not stopped in Ukraine, other nations — including NATO allies — could be endangered. That faction was pivotal in getting Ukraine funding stripped from the last-minute 45-day funding bill that prevented a shutdown. Likewise, some European allies, including Poland, have begun to pull back on their support for the war, citing the need to prioritize their own defenses. Britain, which is no longer in the EU, has pledged nearly $6.6 billion worth of military support for Ukraine.
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☆ Biden promised student-loan borrowers cheaper payments and more debt relief. The government might not have enough money for everyone to actually get those benefits.
  + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +9 min
With broad student-debt relief, many student-loan borrowers anticipate reforms to payment programs. Congress didn't increase funding for Federal Student Aid last year, and the impacts already show. Federal student-loan borrowers are facing a consequential year ahead. Alex Wong/Getty Images'We really need to be worried and concerned'The issue of a lack of funding, and how it impacts student-loan borrowers, has been on some Democratic lawmakers' radars. "That's why I'll continue to fight for the increased funding the Student Aid Administration needs to provide quality services and support at-risk borrowers," she said.
☆ Millions of student-loan borrowers will face 'catastrophic consequences' like delays in debt relief if Congress doesn't give Biden's Education Department more money, 17 Democratic lawmakers say
  + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Seventeen Democrats wrote a letter to lawmakers asking them to increase Federal Student Aid funding. The Democrats said lack of funding is "catastrophic" for millions of borrowers relying on relief. Congress didn't increase FSA funding last year, causing delays in repayment reforms. They called on the subcommittee to provide $2.7 billion in funding for FSA in fiscal year 2024, consistent with President Joe Biden's budget request. "The lack of adequate resources creates more barriers for students to continue their education," the lawmakers wrote.
☆ Rep. Cory Mills founded a company that sells arms to foreign governments. He won't say which ones.
  + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Jack Newsham | Katherine Long | Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +16 min
An Insider review found that his company has sold to foreign governments, including a $228 million dollar contract. What Mills didn't advertise was Pacem's munitions contracts with foreign governments. The company's chief legal officer Joseph Schmitz said all of Pacem's foreign munitions sales are approved by the Department of State. Mills's influence over American military spending while having ties to a munitions company poses the potential for conflicts of interest, an ethics watchdog said. In Congress, Mills sits on the House Foreign Affairs and Armed Services committees, which oversee military spending and foreign weapons sales.
☆ Congress created an actual safety net for Americans during the last crisis. Don't expect that to happen again.
  + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
Congress enhanced unemployment benefits and gave parents monthly checks during the first two years of the pandemic. For Maggie Lopez, a single mother in Texas, the checks meant some breathing room for her and her newborn. The enhanced unemployment had a ripple effect, according to Evermore: People were able to stay home safely. In the case of enhanced unemployment, some states decided to end their participation in federal programs early, leaving many workers in dire straits. After Congress failed to renew a reduced version of the child tax credit at the end of 2021, child poverty once again ticked up.
☆ Advocates Urge Congress to Pass Permanent Residency Status for Afghans
  + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +12 min
Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesConvincing Republican senatorsThe House version of the Afghan Adjustment Act has 143 co-sponsors, including 10 Republicans. Demonstrators gather to support Afghan evacuees outside the Capitol on Nov. 16, 2022. At the moment, one prospect to advance the Afghan Adjustment Act is by attaching it to that larger spending bill, advocates say. But negotiations on the omnibus are ongoing, and whether the Afghan Adjustment Act will be included is up in the air. Yet without a deal by then, passage of the Afghan Adjustment Act appears doomed, advocates say, keeping Afghan evacuees in perpetual legal limbo.
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