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Posted on 05/14/2026 8:01:16 PM PDT by chickenlips
Senators unanimously voted Thursday for Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy’s resolution to withhold their paychecks during government shutdowns.
The Senate adopted the measure in a 99-0 voice vote, which allows senators to receive backpay only after a government shutdown ends. The resolution only impacts the Senate and would not prevent members of the House or other government workers from getting paid.
The chamber voted to advance the resolution Wednesday. Republican Nebraska Sen. Pete Ricketts did not vote on the resolution.
Kennedy said that if other government workers cannot get paid, then neither should the Senate.
“It’s about shared sacrifice,” Kennedy said on the House floor. “I mean, what we have done this year in terms of keeping government open. Last October, I looked it up before coming to the floor, last October, we shut the government [for] 43 days. It’s the longest shutdown in history. And we had FBI agents and national park rangers and CDC scientists, our staffers here in Congress, nobody was getting paid … We ought to had our heads in a bag. It’s gotta stop. Shutting down the government should not be our default solution to our refusal to work out our issues and our differences.”
My resolution to stop senators’ pay during government shutdowns cleared a key procedural vote today, moving it one step closer to final passage.
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"...which allows senators to receive backpay only after a government shutdown ends."
They should permanently loose the pay. No back pay.
Just the Service of Lips...
[And I totally like John Kennedy...]
27th amendmentThis was one of the original 12 proposed amendments, but it wasn't ratified until 1992. If anyone challenges this new law it will be immediately declared unconstitutional until after this years election.No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.
These turkeys are wealthy before they get into office or while they’re in office. So losing their govt paycheck is not sending them into poverty.
The United Elites Senate is a snake pit.
They are ALL snakes EVERY one.
Who’s Johnny boy kidding, shared sacrifice, my you know what.
Kennedy displays some common sense as well as a sharp wit, but he is DELUSIONAL if thinks the most sheepish of the sheeple is buying what he is trying to sell here.
Snakes every last one even the one that wasn’t there to in this ninety-nine sham voice vote.
Kabuki theater bought and paid for yours truly and everyone else who pays their tax.
Kill the pay of all staffers instead, that will save more money.
They didnt nix their pay. It’s put into escrow until it’s over. It’s better than nothing but it has no teeth.
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