“HR 1 will allow members of Congress to draw a second salary “worth an estimated $600,000 per year!”
Act for America
group. Claim dated 23 Feb 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The bill does not change existing law that allows non-incumbent candidates to draw a salary from campaign funds. The law is rarely used by candidates.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Act for America (group) made this claim around 23 February 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 25 February 2021, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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