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Will the No Government, No Pay Act of 2013 be legislated during 2013?
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Settled on 01/12/2014 21:00 Settled by
kruijshttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr3224
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Americans across social media are giving members of Congress an earful of grief following the failed budget negotiations that ground the U.S. government to a halt on Tuesday. And at least one of those representatives appears to be paying attention.
On Tuesday afternoon, Rep. Rick Nolan of Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party introduced a bill that would withhold paychecks to members of Congress during the shutdown. Currently, the 27th Amendment to the Constitution, which stipulates that congressional salaries cannot change between elections, protects pay for both the House and the Senate during the shutdown, but if Nolan gets his way, the “No Government, No Pay Act of 2013” could change that.
Nolan’s bill comes amid a blame game between Senate Democrats and House Republicans, who can’t agree on a federal budget that would both keep the government running and retain funding for Obamacare. The stalemate has exasperated the American public.
http://www.ibtimes.com/government-shutdown-2013-bill-stop-congress-getting-paid-introduced-rep-rick-nolan-1413478
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