Thursday, October 3, 2013

Some U.S. lawmakers give up pay while shutdown grinds on

U.S. Senator Cruz departs the Senate floor after a late-night vote rejected budget legislation from the Republican-controlled House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington By Gabriel Debenedetti WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Over one hundred U.S. senators and representatives have pledged to give up or donate their pay during a government shutdown that has put up to one million federal workers out of work. While lawmakers continue to spar over a possible shutdown resolution, the Washington Post compiled a list of officials ranging from Senate leaders to little-known members of the House of Representatives who have signed onto the movement. ...








via Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/u-lawmakers-pay-while-shutdown-grinds-175433034.html

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