Some House and Senate lawmakers are requesting that their paychecks be withheld as millions of federal workers prepare to go without pay.
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.
Some lawmakers don’t like that practice — or the optics of it.
So does the President.
One of my sister’s arguments for liking Trump is that he doesn’t take the pay. No response to how he constantly breaks the emoluments clause. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/president-elect-trump-will-forgo-presidential-salary-for-second-term/ar-AA1vxH9N
It’s petty cash compared to the millions in grift, his whole family is like remoras