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Trump, Congress still paid during shutdown, but some lawmakers ask for pay to be withheld

Some members of Congress are asking for their salaries to be withheld during the government shutdown, while federal workers on Friday missed their first full paycheck since many operations closed on ...
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Should members of Congress stop getting paid during a government shutdown?

Members of Congress could continue getting paid for their time during the 43-day federal shutdown that ended earlier this month. Now there's a strong effort to make sure that doesn't happen if the ...
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Huizenga: Congress shouldn't be paid if budget bills don't pass

A bipartisan bill would withhold pay from members of Congress if they fail to pass a budget on time. Congress has not passed all required spending bills on time since 1996. Due to the 27th Amendment, ...
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Does Congress get paid during a government shutdown?

Washington — Hundreds of thousands of federal employees could soon go without pay or face potential layoffs, since a government shutdown went into effect on Wednesday, Oct. 1. The GOP-controlled House ...
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Good Question: Why does Congress get paid during a government shutdown?

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The average salary for a member of Congress is $174,000 a year. The average salary for a federal TSA agent is $53,000 a year. Roughly 1.4 million federal workers have not been paid ...