Democrats are becoming aggressive in their actions distinguish between the wealthy elites who have shut down the government, leaving hundreds of thousands of federal workers without pay, while they continue to collect their paychecks.
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Other members of Congress have introduced legislation to prevent members of the House and Senate from being paid during the shutdown, but Rep. John Larson not only wants to not pay members of Congress, but he also wants to not pay Donald Trump, JD Vance and White House officials.
In addition to ensuring that Congress does not pay during the shutdown, Larson’s bill also states that Trump and Vance are not paid:
(a) CORPORATE SALARY DETENTION.—If on any day of a pay period occurring during the term of office of the President or Vice President a government shutdown is in effect, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall— (1) deposit into an escrow account and exclude from payments otherwise required for such pay period for the compensation of the President and Vice President an amount equal to the product of— (A) the daily rate of pay. of the president or vice-president (as applicable). may be) under applicable law; And
(B) the number of 24-hour periods during the pay period during which the government shutdown is in effect; and (2) release amounts deposited in an escrow account under paragraph (1) to the President and Vice President only upon expiration of the period described in paragraph (b).
There’s even more potential bad news for the White House in the story that continues below.