Millions of federal workers won't get paid during a government shutdown. But the people who could prevent or end a shutdown — members of Congress — will still receive a paycheck.

That’s because their pay is protected under Article I, Section 6 of the Constitution, which states: “The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States.”

The Constitution “says members will be paid,” Rep. Joe Morelle of New York, the top Democrat on the House Administration Committee, explained to reporters Tuesday.

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[–] 51 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Some lawmakers said they can’t afford missing a pay period.

“I’m not wealthy, and I have three kids. I would basically be missing, you know, mortgage payments, rent payments, child support,” Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., told NBC News. “So it’s not feasible, not gonna happen.”

oh so just like the thousand of workers that are being affected right now....

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Keep in mind, she's saying that while living at a higher quality of life than most of you.

    It's not an on/off switch, it's a gradient where people try to live as lavishly as possible for as little effort as possible.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago*

    he's a he apparently, twice divorced. First married to the mayor phoenix and now to a lobbyist for the national association of realtors. Also went to harvard. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruben_Gallego

    Senator Ruben Gallego has filed a new annual financial disclosure, which was parsed by Quiver's congressional net worth tracking software.

    Some of the disclosed holdings which were parsed include:

    Up to $50,000 in Aspiration Up to $50,000 in Aspiration Fund Adviser LLC Up to $50,000 in NameCoach Inc. Up to $15,000 in Aggressive Track: 80% Equity Portfolio Up to $15,000 in JFFCX - Jpmorgan Smartretirement 2055 Fd C

    We have data on up to $100.0K of trades from Senator Ruben Gallego, which we parsed from STOCK Act filings

    https://www.quiverquant.com/news/Senator+Ruben+Gallego+has+filed+a+new+financial+disclosure+-+here%E2%80%99s+what+we+see

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Right, but you don't want him to make a bad deal just to put food on his own table.

    It's kind of a bad situation either way, but I'd prefer they keep getting paid and don't have to take bribes or a shit deal for me for his own personal gain.

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    they're both bickering and finger pointing at each other when they both got us into this mess in the first place and all of them refuse to cut spending. I hate that being a politician nowadays is essentially saying one liners to farm clips for their social media. In reality they'll just print more money instead of actually budgeting which means raising inflation even more making our lives even worse. I hate the dems and the GOP so much theyre an elite class getting rich while the rest of us get poorer. Both need to go.

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