1 day ago ... But members of Congress are still collecting paychecks. It's in the Constitution, as  The Washington Times reported last year at this time, during a ... Don't miss: The  government shutdown spotlights a bigger issue: 78% of US ...
Jan 19, 2018 ... One of the biggest questions during a federal government shutdown is, “who gets  paid?” Due to the Constitution, the people directly in charge of the ... received  their salaries retroactively as a result of legislation to that effect,” it explains. ... But  members of Congress will still get paychecks, under two parts of ...
Oct 1, 2013 ... And the Constitution. ... It's one of the cruel paradoxes of the government  shutdown: The politicians who ... of federal workers either get sent home or see  their paychecks delayed. ... Here's the background: The government shutdown  only affects agencies ... But that doesn't apply to members of Congress.
6 days ago ... More than 70 members of Congress reject pay during shutdown .... say they will  turn down their paychecks during the partial government shutdown, ... a  constitutional amendment the day before the government shut down that ...
Jan 4, 2019 ... Several lawmakers have declared they will decline their paycheck or will donate  it ... of the Constitution to prohibit lawmakers from refusing their pay. .... with an air  traffic control worker and a mother affected by the shutdown.
There is "a constitutional issue" that affects "the paychecks of members of Congress" during a shutdown.