{"id":31599,"date":"2024-06-24T14:54:33","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T14:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/06\/24\/republicans-will-again-try-to-slash-defense-secretarys-salary-to-1\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:33:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:33:54","slug":"republicans-will-again-try-to-slash-defense-secretarys-salary-to-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/2024\/06\/24\/republicans-will-again-try-to-slash-defense-secretarys-salary-to-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans will again try to slash defense secretary\u2019s salary to $1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

House Republicans will again try to slash Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin\u2019s annual salary<\/a> from $221,000 to just $1 in retaliation for a host of conservative complaints against current military policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An amendment to the chamber\u2019s annual defense appropriations bill offered by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., over the weekend would mandate the salary change. It\u2019s the second consecutive year she has offered the idea, which was adopted by House Republicans<\/a> last fall but ultimately stripped out of the final legislation in negotiations with the Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pay reduction for the secretary of defense will be considered by the House Rules Committee on Tuesday and, if ruled in order, voted on by the full chamber later this week. It is one of more than 400 amendments to the $833.1 billion spending measure<\/a>, many dealing with partisan fights and priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\t