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Rep. Golden introduces bill to withhold pay from Congress, president during shutdowns

January 29, 2019

WASHINGTON -- Maine Congressman Jared Golden along with Reps. Dan Crenshaw, of Texas, and Max Rose, of New York, say they will introduce a bipartisan bill on Tuesday to withhold pay from members of Congress, the president, and the vice president during a government shutdown.

Golden says the bipartisan group is introducing their legislation, the Solidarity in Salary Act of 2019, "to prevent and limit the duration of future shutdowns and ensure that lawmakers feel the harm they cause federal employees when they fail to fund the government."

The Solidarity in Salary Act of 2019 places the daily pay of the president, vice president, and members of Congress in escrow for each day a government shutdown is in effect.

Once the government is reopened, the withheld pay is released.