A band of House conservatives Friday voted down a GOP bill to avoid a government shutdown. The vote marked a significant — and embarrassing — defeat for Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) …

  • @doehni@feddit.de
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    139 months ago

    Why not just stop paying them anything in case of shutdown? I mean, aren’t they part of government?

    • PupBiru
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      99 months ago

      i’ve heard that they’re paid during a shutdown to stop wealthy politicians who don’t need the income from forcing politicians who use their income to live to bend over for them