Daniel Schuman @americalabs.org · Dec 11 Today, the Senate Rules Committee will vote on freezing senatorial pay during a partial gov't shutdown. This bad faith resolution may stoke some populist support, but it's terrible policy. It puts pressure on senators to change their votes even when the holdup is the House or the president.
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Remember how Speaker Johnson kept the House out of business for more than 43 days by personal fiat? Well, should it happen again, it would encourage less wealthy senators to cave. It also makes the senate even more of an oligarchy. Only the rich will be able to afford to serve.
Members of Congress and their staffs are already very underpaid.