“Says congressional salaries have gone up 231% over the last 30 years...Now Congress is saying they need a $4,500 raise.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 19 Jul 2019.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 July 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 7 August 2019, 19 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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