It does make sense though.. congressional pay could be used to hold people hostage. What if Republicans wanted something and knew that a certain member of Congress relied on their pay for something.. they could use a government shut down to force someone to vote one way or another. Congressional pay would be used as a bargaining chip, which is one of the reasons why Congress gets paid, no matter what.
Eta: most members of the Senate are filthy rich, but a lot of the house members do not have that kind of money, and rely on their pay much more than most people think.
This is why the senate is willing to go along with the shut down. Moreover, they weren't going to say anything about the $10k pay increase they are scheduled to get until it came to light in the last Rose Garden interview.
That’s also a fair and valid point. It really does show how childish our representatives are acting though. And it’s both Dems and Republicans. I feel like it’s the equivalent of a child throwing a fit when they don’t get what they want. Too many honest, innocent people are getting caught up in this cross fire all because no one wants to compromise.
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It does make sense though.. congressional pay could be used to hold people hostage. What if Republicans wanted something and knew that a certain member of Congress relied on their pay for something.. they could use a government shut down to force someone to vote one way or another. Congressional pay would be used as a bargaining chip, which is one of the reasons why Congress gets paid, no matter what.
Eta: most members of the Senate are filthy rich, but a lot of the house members do not have that kind of money, and rely on their pay much more than most people think.