WASHINGTON, D.C. – After the United States Senate rejected H.R. 1255, a bill that would delay legislators’ salary in the case of a government shutdown, Rep. Andy Harris has decided to donate his earnings to charity during a possible closing.
“Because federal employees and our service men and women don’t get paid during a possible government shutdown, neither should I,” stated Rep. Andy Harris. “I plan to donate to my earnings during the potential shutdown to a worthy charity.”
Due to the 27th Amendment, Congress cannot change their salary before an election has occurred. H.R. 1255 would have prohibited the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Administrative Officer of the House, respectively, from disbursing to each Member or Delegate the amount of his or her salary for each day that: (1) there is more than a 24-hour lapse in appropriations for any federal agency or department for failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution, or (2) the federal government is unable to make payments or meet obligations because the public debt limit has been reached.
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Im still waiting to see the cancelled checks he said he donated when he took his pay as a MD State Senator while Maryland state employees had to suck up some furlough days.
Nice try Andy, we know you wont!
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