Ocasio-Cortez, who’s proposed a 70 percent tax bracket, wants $4,500 more per year.
The increase would come on top of an average salary of $174,000 for members of Congress.
However, the proposal ground to a halt, thanks to an unlikely source: newly-elected Democrats from Republican-leaning districts fearing the optics of giving themselves more money.
AOC didn’t share their concerns.
“It’s not even… like… a raise,” she reportedly said.
Tell that to the people in New York whose jobs you destroyed.
AAN Staff
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