Bipartisan bill would withhold pay for president, lawmakers during shutdowns

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Bipartisan bill would withhold pay for president, lawmakers during shutdowns
By Aris Folley - 01/29/19 02:13 PM EST

A group of House lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a bipartisan bill that would withhold pay from the president, vice president and members of Congress during a government shutdown.

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) joined Reps. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) and Max Rose (D-N.Y.) in introducing the measure.

The lawmakers said in a statement announcing the legislation, known as the Solidarity in Salary Act of 2019, that the bill aims to “prevent and limit the duration of future shutdowns and ensure that lawmakers feel the harm they cause federal employees when they fail to fund the government.”

“Federal workers don’t get paid during a government shutdown. Neither should politicians,” Golden said in a statement. “This legislation will help prevent the American people from being political pawns for party leaders and help return sanity to the task of funding the government."

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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/427496-dem-lawmaker-introduces-bill-to-withhold-pay-from-president-during-shutdowns

[Bigun]

I expect that this will pass with little opposition. It's exactly the kind of fluff (appear to be doing something while actually doing nothing) the Congress is very good at and loves to do.

[edpc]

Many of them are wealthy and wouldn’t care. Withhold it from their staffers.

[libertybele]

Isn't President Trump working without pay or donating his salary anyways??