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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: mystery-ak on January 21, 2018, 04:53:46 pm
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Members of Congress Withhold Pay, Donate Salary to Charity During Government Shutdown
Timothy Meads
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Posted: Jan 20, 2018 6:00 PM
Several members of Congress, both Democrat and Republican, have announced that they will either withhold their pay during the government shutdown or will donate their salary during this time to charity.
Republican Congressman Bob Latta shared a letter he sent, demanding that his paycheck be withheld until the government shutdown has ended. Expressing support for the troops and indignation that America’s elected leaders who caused the government impasse are being paid while the military is not, Latta tweeted, “Members of Congress should be paid while 2 million troops are not.â€
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https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2018/01/20/congressman-to-donate-salary-to-vets-each-day-during-shutdown-n2437361
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That's not quite what he tweeted, BTW.
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That's not quite what he tweeted, BTW.
What exactly did he tweet?
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Rep. McSally and Rep. Zeldin have introduced a bill that would ensure that when their is a government shutdown, military and federal law enforcement get paid and Congress does not:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4852?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22mcsally%22%5D%7D (https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4852?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22mcsally%22%5D%7D)