Future Shutdowns Mean a Pay Freeze for Senators

A rules change will withhold compensation from members during a government shutdown.

Image: Kennedy said his resolution to freeze Senate pay was an effort at “shared sacrifice” during shutdowns. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

 

If and when the next government shutdown rolls around, the laundry list of consequences will now include a pay freeze for U.S. senators.

On a voice vote, the Senate passed a resolution from Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., that requires the Senate secretary to withhold compensation for the duration of a shutdown.

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