FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Diverse Staff Associations Statement on U.S. Senate Most Recent Salary Data
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Congressional Asian Pacific American Staff Association (CAPASA), Congressional Black Associates (CBA), Congressional Hispanic Staff Association (CHSA), Black Men on the Hill (BMH), Congressional Korean Staff Association (CKASA), Congressional South Asian American Staff Association (CSAASA), and Black Women’s Congressional Alliance (BWCA) released the following statement in response to Legistorm’s analysis of the U.S. Senate’s most recent salary data.
“We are deeply concerned and disappointed by the Legistorm data released on July 11, 2022 regarding the pay gap of Senate staffers of color. Although the 117th Congress is the most diverse Congress in our nation’s history, non-white Congressional staffers serving in offices of both political parties still receive thousands of dollars less per year than their white counterparts.
“It is clear that equal pay is still an issue in the Senate. Our staff associations will continue to support and advocate that all non-white Congressional staffers—at every staff level, both state and Capitol Hill offices—receive fair and equal compensation. We seek a commitment from Senators and senior staff to address this problem. It is unacceptable that an equally qualified Senate staffer of color will receive up to $12,000 less a year than their white counterparts. We will also continue to strongly advocate for offices to hire staffers of color at all levels of the Congressional workforce to ensure that diversity is an aspect that is never overlooked in an office.”
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