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Congressional pay during a shutdown? Still looks likely
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Mar 31, 2011 12:33pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| News Date | Thursday, March 31, 2011 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | With the threat of a government shutdown again rumbling on the horizon, federal workers may be looking nervously at their bank accounts.
But what about members of Congress?
The Senate, led by Democratic sponsor Sen. Barbara Boxer of California, has already unanimously passed a stand-alone bill to prohibit members of Congress from getting a paycheck in the event of a shutdown.
But that bill won’t become law unless it is passed independently by the House. |
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