Etymology

Saxbe fix

Today it means: A solution to violations of a clause in the United States Constitution that prevents sitting members of Congress being appointed to jobs created for them or for which the salary was increased while they were in office. Full definition →

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The story

After William B. Saxbe (1916–2010), who was confirmed as Attorney General in 1973 after Congress reduced the office's salary to the level it had been before Saxbe's term commenced.

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