Is it true when the government is shutdown, Congress still gets paid? this that true? do they? they better not.

Posted on Sep 18, 2015

Is it true when the government is shutdown, Congress still gets paid?

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this that true? do they? they better not.

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Posted 9 y ago

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Posted 9 y ago

Even if their pay was withheld, it would mostly be symbolic. The majority of the members of Congress are millionaires. They would get along just fine.

http://time.com/373/congress-is-now-mostly-a-millionaires-club/

For the first time, more than half of congressional lawmakers are worth at least $1 million

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Posted 9 y ago

Yes. Congress gets paid via a different source of funds than us.

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Posted 9 y ago

They were paid during the 2013 shutdown.

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