Some Lawmakers Vow to Go without Pay During Government Shutdown

Some lawmakers vow to go without pay during government shutdown

Members of Congress and the president are protected from a lapse in their salaries during a shutdown by law but thousands of federal workers aren't.

No paychecks for government workers: Why can't that include members of Congress?

With hundreds of thousands of federal workers now facing the prospect of a pause in pay, should the very people responsible?

Graham, Mace reject paychecks during shutdown, urge Congress to pass spending bill

Republican lawmakers from South Carolina are levying the charges for the government shutdown at the feet of Democrats in Congress. However,

Sign the Petition - if federal workers don’t get a paycheck, members of Congress shouldn’t either

The citizens of these United States are tired of BOTH PARTIES manipulating us at Budget time. The last time the U.S. had a full, on-time budget where all 12 annual appropriations bills were enacted by the October 1 deadline was 1997! The problem isn’t citizens it’s elected officials and it’s time they faced repercussions for failing to get a budget passed on time and behaving like toddlers fightin