| Members of Congress are on their way to a $4,900 pay raise in January as the Senate used a midnight vote to thwart an effort by Sens. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., to block it. The latest boost is for 3.4 percent and will raise members' annual salaries to $150,000. Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., and Minority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., voted not to block the increase. |