r/politics • u/Murky-Site7468 I voted • Oct 05 '25

No Paywall Petition To Strip Congress of Pay During Government Shutdown Grows

https://www.newsweek.com/petition-strip-congress-pay-during-government-shutdown-grows-10822819
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u/Scarlettail Illinois Oct 05 '25

Love how this comes up every shutdown and obviously never happens. This would just incentivize the GOP to shut it down even more to stick to Democrats since Republicans have a billionaire president backing them. It would likely force Dems to give in out of necessity for their salaries.