Republican Congressmen from Bucks Brian Fitzpatrick (R-01) said that he would not accept his salary during the closing of the federal government.
Fitzpatrick sent a letter to Catherine SpindorThe chief administrative official of the Chamber of US representatives on Wednesday, asking her to “suspend all payments for the entire financing of government.”
He called his “colleagues who voted against a two -party, two -party financial account”, which passed the house last week, which avoided closing, saying: “Lay money where your lips are.”
The draft act adopted the USA house in voting 217-212 with only one democrat Rep. Jared Golden (D-MAINE)-Connection to all 216 Republicans “yes”.
The draft law did not pass the Senate, failing 48-44, while eight members did not vote. Both senators from Pennsylvania – John Fetterman (D) i Dave McCormick (R) – He voted for the law, and Fetterman provides the only democratic support.
The federal government closed early in the morning on Wednesday, raising the Furloughs spectrum for a maximum of 750,000 federal employees, in accordance with the Congress Budget Office. President Donald Trump And other administrative officials threatened to exploit the closure as an excuse for further clothing of the federal workforce, if the Democrats refuse to support the regulations to re -open the government.
Meanwhile, democrats remain in the pursuit of extending the health insurance surcharge.
