Lawmakers, unlike federal workers, are constitutionally required to receive a paycheck during a government shutdown.
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FIRSTONFOX:ASenateRepublicanwantstoensurethatlawmakersfeelthepainintheirwalletsasthefederalgovernmentshutdowndragson.
MembersofCongress,unlikeotherfederalemployees,areguaranteedtogetpaidduringagovernmentshutdown.ButSen.BernieMoreno,R-Ohio,wantstoimposeataxonlawmakersthatwouldeatawayattheirpaychecks.
MorenoplanstointroducetheStopHoldingUpTaxpayers,DenyWagesOnWashington’sNegligence(SHUTDOWN)Act,whichwouldcreateanewtaxspecificallyforlawmakers.
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Theshutdownhastrudgedontoathirddaywithnoclearoff-rampinsight.TheSenateisagainsettovoteontheGOP’sshort-termfundingextensiononFriday,butSenateDemocratsareagainexpectedtoblockit.
“DemocratslikeHakeemJeffrieswanttogetpaidforshuttingthegovernmentdown,”MorenosaidinastatementtoFoxNewsDigital.“That’sridiculous.IfCongresscan’tdothebareminimum,wedon�
