Sentences with phrase «paychecks during the shutdown»

But she's frustrated about not getting paid, especially since members of Congress are receiving their paychecks during the shutdown, now into its second week.

Seeing a loophole to be exploited between the loose language of the law and the clear intent, when it came time to shut down the government, furlough workers, and stop checks from being issued, they got a convenient legal ruling that said, yes, suspending their own pay is considered altering the pay of Congress (because the law didn't just say pay raises) during the same session, therefore, it is illegal for them not to collect their paychecks during a shutdown.

«While Ms. Tenney will still get her paycheck during the shutdown, the Small Business Administration will stop processing new small business loans, Social Security field offices will be forced to stop several of their activities, and some military families won't be getting the benefits they are entitled to.»

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There is «a constitutional issue» that affects «the paychecks of members of Congress» during a shutdown.

Mohawk Valley Rep. Claudia Tenney (R - New Hartford) is donating her Congressional paycheck that she received during the federal government's recent shutdown.