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How much money do U.S. House members make?

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Members of Congress are earning wages that were set in 2009 .

They haven't gotten an automatic cost-of-living adjustment.

Many Washington , D.C. , lawmakers were already millionaires when they began their political careers.

Since 1946 , members of Congress with at least five years of service or federal employment are eligible for pension benefits.