Elon Musk criticized the salary adjustment provision in the bill, mistaking it for a 40% pay increase for Congress, when it was actually a mere 3.8% cost of living adjustment, leading to confusion among the public.
Rep. Ritchie Torres defended the potential pay increase, stating, "We cannot operate as if there's no inflation in the world. It turns out that members of Congress are subject to the impact of inflation as well who would have thought?"
Brandice Canes-Wrone highlighted the impact of inflation on congressional salaries, noting that, "When adjusted for inflation, member salaries have decreased 31% from 2009, when they last received a pay increase."
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