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7. Furloughs too.

Wed Jun 12, 2013, 12:07 PM

Jun 2013

No health insurance coverage as well, no perks, et al.,

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Dems Unveil Bill To Block Congressional Pay If Debt Ceiling Isn�t Raised [View all] kpete Jun 2013 OP

That would be a bad idea. jeff47 Jun 2013 #9

Deficits aren't the enemy. Austerity is the enemy. Ed Suspicious Jun 2013 #10

^ What you said ^ Cirque du So-What Jun 2013 #11

Paychecks SamKnause Jun 2013 #2

It is worse than that salib Jun 2013 #24

lol @ 'escrow accounts' Earth_First Jun 2013 #3

And who will vote for that? sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #4

Congress People still get paid from other activities. Fantastic Anarchist Jun 2013 #6

+1 It won't hurt the majority of them. nt Live and Learn Jun 2013 #13

Furloughs too. Iliyah Jun 2013 #7

It will be a token vote to see if the democrats are united. watoos Jun 2013 #12

Wow, congress doing something of which I approve? Nice change. n/t Fire Walk With Me Jun 2013 #14

We sure as hell... AnneD Jun 2013 #15

I'd suggest going a bit more broad... AndyA Jun 2013 #16

do, not to truthisfreedom Jun 2013 #18

This debt ceiling thing Munificence Jun 2013 #19

Unlikely to be constitutional Clouseau2 Jun 2013 #21

K&R Cha Jun 2013 #22

I don't think they should get back pay if they don't do BlueToTheBone Jun 2013 #23

Kabuki theater. nt Javaman Jun 2013 #25