Democrat Taunts GOP Leader With Bill To Block Lawmaker Pay During Government Shutdown

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Someone in the congressional office of Rep. Angie Craig is having fun with acronyms.

On Wednesday, the Minnesota Democrat unveiled a bill taking aim at House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as the federal government nears a shutdown at the end of the month. Party in-fighting has left the Republican leader struggling to pass a spending plan to fund government services.

Craig’s bill would block members of Congress from receiving their scheduled pay if the government shuts down and federal workers are furloughed. She is calling the legislation the My Constituents Cannot Afford Rebellious Tantrums, Handle Your Shutdown Act, or the MCCARTHY Shutdown Act for short.

The Democrat said her tribute to the House speaker, if passed, would make sure lawmakers experience the same lost paychecks as regular Americans.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/democrat-taunts-gop-leader-bill-205115078.html

[MarineCombatEngineer]

1. Oh my, that is so funny.

I'm trying to eat dinner but I'm laughing so hard at the acronym that I can't eat without spitting it back out.

[COL Mustard]

9. I will never be allowed to develop acronyms

Among my favorites is the Field Utility Combat Kit, and at one point I actually wrote a log annex that detailed Forward Support Teams that were inserted into the Area Support System and rotated periodically. No wonder my military career came to a screeching halt.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

13. LOL.

Yeah, I can see where the Brass would have no sense of humor on that.
Semper Fi Colonel.

[COL Mustard]

20. And now I am the brass!

Or at least I hobnob with them. Damn it's ironic! Ooh rah!

[drray23]

2. fine but it won't work.

most of the magats are wealthy so they would not care at all.

[druidity33]

24. Rich people are stingier...

than poor people. At least in my experience.

[Maraya1969]

27. I agree. Remember when tfg collected his $100,000 for 9/11.

I saw a video of a guy walking down the street with dollar bills taped on his clothes and offering them to anyone. The poor people, even some homeless if I remember only took 1 or 2 dollars. Then this woman dressed to the nines walked up and started pulling off all of them and someone asked her why and she said she needed a manicure.

[Grins]

30. Yup! But not Boebert and Greene!

And a couple others.

[MichMan]

4. The same thing was tried a few months ago

It didn't go anywhere either.

May 18, 2023 A bipartisan bill set to be announced Thursday by Reps. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., would block members of Congress from getting paid if the U.S. enters debt default or if the government shuts down.

The No Pay for Congress During Default or Shutdown Act, shared in advance with NBC News, would withhold lawmakers' pay for the duration of a debt limit breach or a lapse in federal funding, an attempt to motivate legislators to prevent either situation.

Fears are growing that the divided Congress may not meet the June 1 deadline set by the Treasury Department to raise the debt limit or risk a catastrophic default on U.S. obligations. The proposal, from two politically vulnerable members in competitive districts, represents a populist move to channel voter anger toward Congress, which is strong among both parties’ bases.

"If Congress can’t fulfill basic obligations tied to the strength and security of our country, lawmakers should not be rewarded with our salaries until we do our jobs," Spanberger said.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/new-bill-block-pay-congress-us-hits-debt-ceiling-rcna84973

[usonian]

5. Block their medical benefits until everyone in the country gets the same.

💊

[honest.abe]

6. Love it!

[NowISeetheLight]

7. Healthcare

They should also support stopping the generous government funded healthcare they get too. Instead they should have to sign up for Obamacare like regular Americans!

[aggiesal]

14. I believe Congress and all aides & staff are on the ACA program. ...

Under the Affordable Care Act, members of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Senate and their office staffs who want employer coverage generally have to buy it on the health insurance exchange. Before the ACA passed in 2010, they were eligible to be covered under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/04/12/523335954/what-happens-to-a-congressmans-health-insurance-if-obamacare-goes-down

https://www.verywellhealth.com/is-congress-exempt-from-obamacare-4107197

[yellowdogintexas]

19. you are correct. nt

[Recycle_Guru]

8. awesome

we were just talking about that on here

[SouthernDem4ever]

10. I agree with that bill

The funding should include house salaries. If they can't pass it, they don't get paid.

[republianmushroom]

11. I like it

[Martin68]

12. Humor is how to kill fascists. That, and good music.

[sheshe2]

15. I like it!

[iluvtennis]

16. Love it 😍. n/t

[70sEraVet]

17. Hurry up and freeze their stock market assets, so that when Wall Street tumbles,

they go down with the ship ("I sunk my battleship!&quot .

[Marthe48]

18. She should say other Americans

Saying regular Americans makes it sound like the asshats in Congress are somehow special.

Other than that, great idea

[calimary]

21. Oh the deliciousness!

That doesn’t just hit the bullseye. That left a crater. A BIG crater.

[bringthePaine]

22. spectacular!🤣👍

[dflprincess]

23. Minnesota Democrats are the best!

But then, I'm a bit biased.

[BComplex]

25. I hope the millennials change laws affecting legislators when they take over.

If what was truly good for the goose was also good for the gander, we would have one helluva better country for the masses.

We REALLY need to get rid of the multi-tier class system in this country!!!

[Blue Owl]

26. When the business I was working for shut down due to Covid, nobody was getting paychecks

I think this is a fair and a good test of just how serious these GOP clowns are....

[ShazzieB]

28. Seems fair to me.

If federal employees don't get paid because of Republican House shenanigans, why should the House get paid?

The only drawback is that it would apply to all members of Congress, not just House Republiclowns. But sometimes desperate measures are called for.

[Ruby the Liberal]

29. That should be the default

If they want to act like they are playing with Monopoly money, hit them in their wallet first.