{"id":328,"date":"2026-05-14T16:35:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=328"},"modified":"2026-05-14T16:35:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:35:05","slug":"senators-approve-withholding-their-own-pay-during-government-shutdowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=328","title":{"rendered":"Senators approve withholding their own pay during government shutdowns"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Senators unanimously approved a resolution Thursday to withhold their pay during government shutdowns, an attempt to make federal closures financially painful for lawmakers after a string of record-breaking impasses in the past year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The bipartisan support for the measure comes at a time when federal closures have become longer and more frequent, frustrating lawmakers who say there should be punishment when Congress fails at its most basic legislative duty.<\/span><\/p>\n

Under the resolution, senators\u2019 pay would be withheld by the secretary of the Senate whenever a government shutdown affects one or more agencies, then released once funding is restored. It will take effect the day after the Nov. 3 general election.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cShutting down government should not be our default solution to our refusal to work out our issues and our differences,\u201d said Senator John Kennedy, the bill\u2019s sponsor, in a floor speech Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is about putting our money where our mouth is,\u201d said Kennedy, R-La.<\/span><\/p>\n

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