House appropriators engage over assertion that late fiscal 2024 funding bill includes pay raise for Congress

In the Saturday afternoon debate on a bill to fund the government for the first 45 days of fiscal year 2024, Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Mark Amodei of Nevada asserts that, as the chairman overseeing member pay, there is no provision in the 71 page document that would lead to a member pay raise, and such considerations will be appropriately addressed on the floor in the coming week, yielding to full committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut who points to page 7, challenging his claim, and highlights that the Senate bill included a provision blocking a member pay raise, which was omitted from the proposed bill, leading to a debate over the interpretation of a continuing resolution and its implications for member pay, as Democrats emphasize the urgency of keeping the federal government open.