- Outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday handed out a big raise to House staffers.
- Pelosi announced that the House would raise its staff salary cap, bringing the maximum salary up to $212,100 – $38,000 more than what members of Congress make.
- “As you know, our hard-working, patriotic congressional staffers are integral to the functioning of the House of Representatives,” Pelosi wrote in a letter to House lawmakers. “To that end, we must do all we can to retain and recruit the best talent in our nation — and to build a congressional workforce that reflects the communities we are honored to serve.”
