Speaker Nancy Pelosi raised the maximum rate that lawmakers can pay House staff to $212,100 annually — roughly $38,000 more than what members of Congress make.
Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram takes a look at the GOP's response to the January 6 committee and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's departing news conference on 'Special Report.'on Friday issued a new directive raising the maximum rate that lawmakers can pay House staff to $212,100 annually — $38,000 more than what members of Congress make.
The move was seen as precedent-breaking since for decades there were no official House rules governing staffer pay. Instead, House offices were free to negotiate staff pay individually. Pelosi, who is set to relinquish the speaker's gavel when the new Republican Congress takes office on Tuesday, said the move would help Congress retain quality staff who might otherwise be lured by private-sector employment.
The new salary cap means that senior staffers can make more annually than the lawmakers who serve as their employees. BothPelosi said the pay hike brings the maximum salary available for house staffers in line withPelosi said the pay hike brings the maximum salary available for house staffers in line with President Biden's administration.
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