Rep. Steve Daines (R-Mont.): He will donate his salary during the shutdown to the Big Sky Honor Flight, his office said Tuesday. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii): She said last Friday that "until federal employees who must work during the shutdown are paid. I am proud to stand with the hardworking federal employees at Camp Parks in Dublin and across the country by ensuring that I am treated no differently in this situation.” Rep. Pete Gallego (D-Tex.): The freshman lawmaker said Monday, "I will be donating my salary to an organization that helps military men and women who are injured while serving their country. They have sacrificed - Congress should heed their example." On Saturday he also introduced the "Shutdown Member of Congress Pay Act," which would -- you guessed it -- withhold lawmaker pay in the event of a shutdown. 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." Rep. Markwayne Mullins (R-Okla.): He is donating his pay over the course of the shutdown, according to his office. Rep. Gary Peters (D-Mich.): He announced last week via Twitter that he would donate his pay during the shutdown to charity. Rep. Scott Rigell (R-Va.): He is likely to donate his salary for the duration of the shutdown, according to aides, who note that he already gives 15 percent of his salary back to the U.S. Treasury to help pay down the federal debt. Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.): He announced about a week ago that he plans to donate his pay earned during the shutdown to charity. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.): The freshman announced Monday that he would refuse his pay "until federal employees who must work during the shutdown are paid." Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-Mass.): In a statement issued Tuesday morning, she said she "will not accept a pay check for the duration of the government shutdown." Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.): On her Facebook page, she said "As a result of partisan bickering and gridlock, I have waived my salary for the duration of the government shutdown because Congress didn’t get the job done. Those who make the laws should have to live by those laws, and I will continue to fight for the people of Missouri’s 2nd District." Others who have said they will refuse their pay: Rep. Ron Barber (D-Ariz.) Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D-Hawaii) Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio) Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Fla.) Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.) Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo.) Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-N.C.) Rep. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) Rep. Bill Flores (R-Tex.) Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-N.M.) Rep. John Barrow (D-Ga.) Jeff Simon and Aaron Blake contributed to this report.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 20:31:54 +0000
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