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Opinion | 12 Departing Lawmakers Tell Us What Congress Is Really Like (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 6 months ago by JCPhoenix to c/politics

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Some softball questions aimed at outgoing House members. Still kinda interesting. Especially when it comes to the Congressional salary question.

Should be an NYT Gift link, with no paywall.

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[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 2 points 6 months ago

The problem with talking about the Congressional Salary question is what a lot of the representatives highlighted, people focus on average salaries for positions that require far more than the average talent and have demands more than the average person.

I also found it interesting that there was a committee under Democratic leadership to try to fix how Congress works, but there didn't seem to be that push once Republicans took over, even if some Republicans saw a need to fix how the House works.