Is Congress ready to take a pay cut?

In the fall of 2001, the Senate pushed aside an effort to block lawmakers' annual pay raise, just as the House had done a few months before. The move wasn't surprising — both chambers regularly consented to getting an automatic salary bump with little controversy.

A lot has changed in a decade.

Congress hasn't accepted a pay increase since 2008, leaving rank-and-file members' salary at $174,000. And with the economy stalled, the unemployment rate high and public opinion of the legislative branch historically low, lawmakers probably won't see an increase anytime soon.

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Howard Schneider 06 Sep, 2011

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