evidence: The annual salary of each senator, since 2009, is $174,000;[40] the president pro tempore and party leaders receive $193,400.[40][41] In 2003, at least 40 senators were millionaires;[42] by 2018, over 50 senators were millionaires (partly due to inflation).[43] [...] - ^ Sean Loughlin and Robert Yoon (June 13, 2003). "Millionaires populate U.S. Senate". CNN. Archived from the original on December 23, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2006. - ^ "Wealth of Congress". Roll Call. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2018.