Photo by Win McNamee\/Getty Images<\/p>\n
UPDATE: Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) also announced that she will forgo her salary.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the government shuts down tonight, I will refuse my paycheck until we\u2019ve funded the government. No member of Congress should be getting paid until we deliver for the American people and fund our government responsibly,\u201d Greene said.<\/p>\n
If the government shuts down tonight, I will refuse my paycheck until we\u2019ve funded the government.<\/p>\n
No member of Congress should be getting paid until we deliver for the American people and fund our government responsibly.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) September 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n In a bold move, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) announced on social media that she and her family are joining Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) in forgoing their congressional salaries amidst the ongoing government shutdown. The decision comes as a direct response to the\u201dreckless path of spending\u201d by the federal government.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m giving up my salary amidst the shutdown. Americans CAN\u2019T afford this,\u201d Rep. Luna tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cMy family and I are giving up my congressional salary amidst the shutdown. We are standing with and fighting for the American people,\u201d Rep. Luna said in a statement.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the current economy, Americans are spending an additional $700+ a month on living expensive (over $9k a year due to inflation). We can\u2019t continue down this path. Reckless spending is destroying our country. We need to focus on single subject bills,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n My family and I are giving up my congressional salary amidst the shutdown. We are standing with and fighting for the American people. In the current economy, Americans are spending an additional $700+ a month on living expensive (over $9k a year due to inflation). We can\u2019t\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Anna Paulina Luna (@realannapaulina) September 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n This move aligns with Gaetz\u2019s own commitment to sacrifice his salary in the event of a government shutdown.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is my understanding that pursuant to the Constitution, members of Congress will continue to receive their pay during a lapse in appropriations. Therefore, I am requesting that in the case of a lapse of appropriations beginning at 12:00 a.m. on October 1, 2023, my pay be withheld until legislation has taken effect to end such lapse in appropriations in its entirety,\u201d Gaetz wrote<\/a> in his letter to Ms. Catherine Szpindor, Chief Administrative Officer.<\/p>\n The Republican-led House has been pushing for increased border security measures and spending cuts, but the Democrats and RINOs will reject ANY proposal that increases border security and cuts spending.<\/p>\n Earlier this month, Rep. Keith Self (R-TX) blamed<\/a> the Democrat-controlled Senate for its unwillingness to compromise on key issues like border security and fiscal responsibility.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Democrat-controlled Senate will send back their bill with increased spending, woke DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) initiatives, and left-wing pet projects. Negotiations will continue back and forth between House and Senate.\u201d Self said<\/a>.<\/p>\n Rep. Self did not mince words when describing the political landscape in Washington, D.C., referring to it as \u201cthe Washington swamp.\u201d He emphasized that caving to the demands of the Senate would be a betrayal of the American people who seek fiscal responsibility and strong national security.<\/p>\n \u201cBOTTOM LINE: We cannot cave to the Washington swamp,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The post UPDATE: MTG Joins Anna Paulina Luna and Matt Gaetz in Sacrificing Salary Amidst Government Shutdown<\/a> appeared first on The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Photo by Win McNamee\/Getty Images UPDATE: Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) also announced that she will forgo her salary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n