AOC Calls for Congressional Pay Raise, Citing Inflation and Need to Attract Working-Class Candidates
• AOC thinks members of Congress should get a pay raise from their current $174,000 salary • She argues it's needed to attract more working-class people to run for office and prevent corruption • Members haven't had a raise since 2009 despite 15 years of inflation • AOC notes the need to make childcare and minimum wage financially viable for all Americans, including in Congress • Some progressives oppose a raise, arguing great public servants aren't motivated by money