Proposed: Set Congressional pay at 5 times the U.S. minimum wage ($7.25/hour), at 60 hours per week, equaling $2,537.50 per week (with overtime). When the minimum wage is increased, then Congressional pay would increase, and for no other reason.
Why is this important?
Congresspersons now make $3,346.15 per week, and get extra money for expenses. The pay of the lowest paid workers in the US has not been raised in years, and is lagging behind inflation. If Congress gets a raise, then the lowest paid should get a raise.
In my proposal, if Congress raises the minimum wage to $10.10, then they would make $3,535.00 per week, a small raise for Congress, a life saving raise for America.
