1.0Demand Progresshttps://demandprogress.orgAmelia Strausshttps://demandprogress.org/author/amelia/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="e1coVueLmj"><a href="https://demandprogress.org/pay-congressional-staff-more-says-bipartisan-group-of-30-orgs-to-house-approps/">Pay Congressional Staff More! Says Bipartisan Group of 30 Orgs to House Approps</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://demandprogress.org/pay-congressional-staff-more-says-bipartisan-group-of-30-orgs-to-house-approps/embed/#?secret=e1coVueLmj" width="600" height="338" title="“Pay Congressional Staff More! Says Bipartisan Group of 30 Orgs to House Approps” — Demand Progress" data-secret="e1coVueLmj" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17, 2021 CONTACT: Daniel Schuman, policy director, Demand Progress, daniel@demandprogress.org, 240-237-3930 30 organizations and 11 congressional experts sent a bipartisan letter to House appropriators today calling to restore funding levels for congressional personal office and committee staff, amounting to double-digit percentage increases. The bipartisan letter was organized by the progressive organization … Continuedhttps://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-c1wodfgQ6FTT24WgQA32M4EDTCHzeYkSQA-gyQTsSQ5cahz17Pt4I9T4nO4xZnjItJNI0qtVZAQqfnFFW2gGdP4CTvYymmc88ow66iNDokllTN2ITjHjj_Gyt4jgURhIzto3UZi