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SummerSnow

(12,608 posts) Sat Jan 20, 2018, 02:07 AM Jan 2018

Group of Senate Democrats introduce bill to withhold congressional pay during government shutdown

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Group of Senate Democrats introduce bill to withhold congressional pay during government shutdown (Original Post) SummerSnow Jan 2018 OP

Is that Constitutional? Yupster Jan 2018 #1

The raises don't take effect until the next congress. They still get a monthly paycheck. Angleae Jan 2018 #4

Health insurance, Keep Wishing Jan 2018 #2

Does this have bipartisan support? HappyBeing Jan 2018 #3

Yupster

(14,308 posts)

1. Is that Constitutional?

Reply to SummerSnow (Original post)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 02:13 AM

Jan 2018

I thought the rules were that changes to congressional pay would only start with the next congress.

That was to stop congressmen from voting themselves raises.

Angleae

(4,491 posts)

4. The raises don't take effect until the next congress. They still get a monthly paycheck.

Reply to Yupster (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 06:46 AM

Jan 2018

Thoses montly paychecks can still be stopped.

Keep Wishing

(24 posts)

2. Health insurance,

Reply to SummerSnow (Original post)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 02:29 AM

Jan 2018

they should lose that as well....

HappyBeing

(39 posts)

3. Does this have bipartisan support?

Reply to SummerSnow (Original post)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 03:45 AM

Jan 2018

It should. And it should be passed, too. Might as well get some things done while they don't have a resolution to the shutdown. It's time to get to work.

Here are some other bills that should have bipartisan support and should be easy to write:

President cannot fire Special Counsel

CHIP

Decriminalize marijuana usage

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