Some lawmakers refuse pay during shutdown, seek to strip members of Congress of salaries during lapse

WASHINGTON — A growing number of members of Congress are publicly vowing not to not take their paychecks during the government shutdown as hundreds of thousands of federal workers are being furloughed and many others are having to work without pay.

And with no clear path to ending the now-three day shutdown in sight, efforts by several lawmakers to block members of Congress from getting paid during shutdowns are appearing to pick up steam.

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A growing number of members of Congress are publicly vowing not to not take their paychecks during the government shutdown as hundreds of thousands of federal workers are being furloughed and many others are having to work without pay

The nation was plunged into a shutdown just after midnight on Wednesday after the Senate reject