Obama signed an executive order last week that increases the pay of Congress.
"Rank-and-file members of Congress would all see a $900 bump next year -- up from $174,000. Congressional leaders will receive a slightly higher raise, with the House speaker receiving a $1,100 salary increase to $224,600. The top two Senate leaders will see pay rise $1,000, to $194,400. Vice President Biden, meanwhile, will see his pay increase from $225,521 last year to $231,900 after his raise goes into effect March 27, 2013. " - CNN
Several senators have spoken out against this. With the state that our country is in, the fiscal cliff and debt crisis, every American's paycheck is going down. It is unacceptable for Congress to be making even more, when they haven't even been able to make a budget in 3 years.