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Fri 12 Dec, 2008 09:50 am
Hillary Clinton's special salary
Posted by David Lightman
McClatchy blog
12/12/08
Sen. Hillary Clinton's taking a pay cut _ sort of _ but it has nothing to do with the recession.
A little-noticed part of the Constitution says that a member of Congress cannot get another federal job is the salary went up during their term. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's pay went up to $191,300 while Clinton was in the Senate.
As a result, Congress quietly approved legislation late Wednesday saying that if she is confirmed as Secretary of State in President-elect Barack Obama's administration, as expected, Clinton would earn $186,600, the amount the job paid when Clinton started her second Senate term in January 2007.
Clinton will still make more money, though. Senators next year will earn $174,000.
This is how I figured it would play out.
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