Government shutdown sparks GOP plan to penalize lawmakers with new salary tax

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Government shutdown sparks GOP plan to penalize lawmakers with new salary tax
Ohio Republican plans daily tax on Congress members as government closure enters 3rd day
By Alex Miller Fox News
Published October 3, 2025 9:11am EDT

FIRST ON FOX: A Senate Republican wants to ensure that lawmakers feel the pain in their wallets as the federal government shutdown drags on.

Members of Congress, unlike other federal employees, are guaranteed to get paid during a government shutdown. But Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, wants to impose a tax on lawmakers that would eat away at their paychecks.

Moreno plans to introduce the Stop Holding Up Taxpayers, Deny Wages On Washington’s Negligence (SHUTDOWN) Act, which would create a new tax specifically for lawmakers.

The shutdown has trudged on to a third day with no clear off-ramp in sight. The Senate is again set to vote on the GOP’s short-term funding extension on Friday, but Senate Democrats are again expected to block it.

"Democrats like Hakeem Jeffries want to get paid for shutting the government down," Moreno said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "That’s ridiculous. If Congress can’t do the bare minimum, we don’t deserve a paycheck."

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[DefiantMassRINO]

Lame virtue signaling.

The real solution is to vote them all out of office.  Next batter up.

Passing a Fiscal Year Budget on time is the primary function of Congress, especially the House.

If a restaurant hires a chef who can't cook, how is docking his pay going to solve the restaurant's problem?  No, they'd fire the non-performing chef, and hire someone else to take his place.  They would keep hiring and firing chefs until they found one that could cook.

The American People need to do the same with their elected representatives.  Keep firing them until you find some that can get the job done.

[Smokin Joe]

Lame virtue signaling.

The real solution is to vote them all out of office.  Next batter up.

Passing a Fiscal Year Budget on time is the primary function of Congress, especially the House.

If a restaurant hires a chef who can't cook, how is docking his pay going to solve the restaurant's problem?  No, they'd fire the non-performing chef, and hire someone else to take his place.  They would keep hiring and firing chefs until they found one that could cook.

The American People need to do the same with their elected representatives.  Keep firing them until you find some that can get the job done.

Right. VBO! (Vote the B@st@rds Out!)