Apr 27, 2017 ... "'Obama said that a shutdown 'does not have to happen' and can be prevented if  House Republicans agree to pass the Senate's version of a funding bill ... State  Representative Niki Tsongas (D-WA) Called A Government Shutdown An  Example Of Members Of Congress "Not Exercising Their Job In A ...
... to 30 percent overhead." — PolitiFact National on Monday, May 30th, 2011.  Mostly True. Yes, but it may be unconstitutional anyway. Barbara Boxer · Says  House Republicans rejected a straightforward measure that would prevent  members of Congress and the president from being paid during a government  shutdown.
Oct 1, 2013 ... Senate convenes at 2pm ET today to consider House Republicans' proposal to  delay Obamacare for a year. Follow the ... Unfortunately, we do not have a clear  indication that Congress will act in time for the President to sign a Continuing  Resolution before the end of the day tomorrow, October 1, 2013.
Apr 23, 2017 ... President Trump and White House officials pressed congressional Republicans  on Sunday to use the looming threat of a government shutdown to win funding for  a wall along the border ... Meanwhile, he said, he will press Congress for funding  “so we can get started early” on the “badly needed border wall.
GOP: Cuts Would Include Lawmakers' Pay Oct. 27, 1999. House Republican  leaders say they now intend to apply their proposed across-the-board spending  cut to the salaries of members of Congress, reversing their policy in the face of  sharp White House criticism. Clinton Cuts Budget Wish List Oct. 26, 1999.  President ...
Says House Republicans rejected a straightforward measure that would prevent members of Congress and the president from being paid during a government shutdown.