Dems Press Boehner To Suspend Congressional Pay In Event Of Government Shutdown

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Dems Press Boehner To Suspend Congressional Pay In Event Of Government Shutdown
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/dems-press-boehner-to-suspend-congressional-pay-in-event-of-government-shutdown.php


Democrats in both the House and Senate are pressing Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) to take up legislation that would suspend congressional pay in the event of a government shutdown.

"Given the fact that a shutdown will cause real harm to millions of Americans, Congress must accept the same consequences if it fails to keep the government functioning," reads a letter from Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT), cosigned by over two dozen Dems, to Boehner. "The House must be given an opportunity to vote on clean bill that leaves no doubt that Members of Congress cannot receive a paycheck while the rest of the nation suffers from inaction on government funding for this year."

Just yesterday, over a dozen Dem senators sent a similar letter to Boehner. Weeks ago, the Senate unanimously passed legislation to precisely this effect. And now, both House and Senate Dems are asking for a vote on that bill in the House.

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You can read Matheson's letter here, and the Senate letter, written by Barbara Boxer (D-CA), here.


http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/documents/2011/03/house-dems-press-boehner-to-suspend-congressional-pay-in-event-of-shutdown.php?page=1

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http://boxer.senate.gov/en/press/releases/033011.cfm