06/07/2026
Congress votes on its own pay, sets its own schedule, and holds an approval rating as low as 10% — and is still re-elected over 90% of the time. Now add this: members of both parties are suing the federal government for an estimated $69 million in back pay, arguing the process used to block their own cost-of-living raises wasn't legally proper. Congress was never meant to be a lifetime appointment. Term limit Congress.