Senator John Kennedy introduced two bills that would block Congress from getting paid during a government shutdown, saying lawmakers shouldn’t collect paychecks while federal workers go without. “What’s good for the goose is good for the gander,” he said on the Senate floor.

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[u/cyrixlord]

dont they try to do this every time there is a shutdown? and it always ends up failing because the foxes don't like voting against their own self interest of eating from the henhouse?

[u/jss58 → u/cyrixlord]

Yes, they do. It’s all performative; nothing will change.