There’s been a lot of talk that your Congresspersons shouldn’t be paid during that shutdown, since furloughed federal works and military personnel aren’t getting paid.
I took it upon myself to do a little research. It turns out that members have Congress have to be paid, per the US Constitution. They can ask the Treasury to simply withhold their pay until the end of the shutdown, at which point they’ll receive it as back pay. Or they can accept their pay and donate it to back to the Treasury or to a charity. But they can’t simply decline or refuse to accept the money.
Boru
I took it upon myself to do a little research. It turns out that members have Congress have to be paid, per the US Constitution. They can ask the Treasury to simply withhold their pay until the end of the shutdown, at which point they’ll receive it as back pay. Or they can accept their pay and donate it to back to the Treasury or to a charity. But they can’t simply decline or refuse to accept the money.
Boru
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