Pelosi Reveals Raises Letting Some Aides Make More Than Members

House staffers can now make more than their lawmaker bosses, Democratic leaders announced Thursday.

The move, revealed in a Dear Colleague letter from Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is a bid to attract and retain expert staffers on Capitol Hill who have more lucrative options in the private sector.

The new maximum pay for staffers is $199,300. Most lawmakers make $174,000, though party leaders make more.

“This order will help the Congress recruit and retain the outstanding and diverse talent that we need,” Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in the letter. “It also helps ensure parity between employees of the House of Representatives ...