Rep. Fedorchak to introduce legislation on lawmaker pay during government shutdowns

Rep. Fedorchak to introduce legislation on lawmaker pay during government shutdowns

WASHINGTON – North Dakota Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak’s staff tells Flag Family News she plans to introduce legislation that bans members of Congress from getting paid during a government shutdown. “First of all it’s all too easy to shutdown the government, so I’m looking for ways to make it more painful for members of Congress to shutdown the government. I have a number of reforms in mind to that end and will be pushing them forward in the ne…

Allow me to offer a common sense solution to help avoid future government shutdowns

The longest federal government shutdown in our country’s history is finally nearing its end with the United States Senate reaching a tentative deal this past Sunday evening. It wasn’t the first federal shutdown, and, unfortunately, it probably won’t be the last federal shutdown either. Every few years the Republicans and Democrats play this same tired, broken record with only a few song lyrics changed. The Washington politicians will bicker and …