[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 129 (Thursday, September 26, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H5844]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN FAIRNESS ACT

  (Mr. COLLINS of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. COLLINS of New York. Mr. Speaker, I come to the House floor to 
speak in support of the Government Shutdown Fairness Act, which I 
introduced last Friday. This legislation would stop Members of Congress 
from receiving a salary in the event of a government shutdown.
  As Members of Congress, it is our job to keep the government running, 
and it is wrong that we would continue to get paid while programs for 
veterans, seniors, and many others are adversely impacted and those in 
the military are not paid.
  This legislation is consistent with the 27th Amendment and would hold 
Member salaries in escrow until the end of this Congress. Salary and 
job performance are often tied together, and it should be no different 
in the government.
  The American people deserve more from their Congress. We must be 
willing to put ourselves at the back of the line and put our 
constituents first during a government shutdown.

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