Congrats to these 2 Washington state congresspeople who are forgoing their pay during the government shutdown. EVERY politician should be required to skip their pay checks during this shutdown in support of all the government workers going without pay... As of 7:51pm Tuesday Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash): “For as long as this unnecessary shutdown occurs, hundreds of thousands of public servants will be working without pay," she said in a statement Tuesday. "When sequestration began earlier this year, I returned 8.2% of my salary back to the Treasury, and for the duration of this shutdown, I will return the remainder of my personal salary as well." Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.): On his Facebook page, he said he would give up his pay "for the duration of a government shutdown. I am dead set against a shutdown because it will have serious effects on our economy and because many people rely on services provided by federal agencies. The fact that some in Congress would risk a shutdown in order to score political points demonstrates why Congress is currently held in lower regard than head lice."
Posted on: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 02:32:34 +0000
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