Congress to make millions while government shutdown halts payment

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Congress to make millions while government shutdown halts payment
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Members of Congress will still earn their paychecks in the event of a shutdown even as thousands of government workers are forced to stay home without pay.

House Speakerhas yet to convince his members in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to move forward on the appropriations bills amid a block by a far-right fringe within his caucus to advance the votes.

Hundreds of thousands of government workers across the country will be forced to stay home without pay for the duration of the shutdown if no agreement is reached by midnight on September 30.will continue to be paid, even as their staffers will have their salaries suspended, according to the National Constitution Center.

U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy addresses reporters after a House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on September 19, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Congress has yet to pass spending bills necessary to avoid a government shutdown.House members and Senators earn about $174,000 yearly. The Speaker, in his role as the top official in the House of Representatives takes home a salary of $223,500.

Under the constitution's Article 1, section 6, congress members"shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States," the National Constitution Center pointed out.

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