One of Ohio’s two Republican U.S. Senators has proposed a bill that would slap a daily tax on members of Congress during a government shutdown, like the one that started this week.

The Stop Holding Up Tax-Payers, Deny Wages on Washington’s Negligence (SHUTDOWN) Act from U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) would levy a $500 tax on each representative and senator daily for sessions during a shutdown. Moreno said in an interview the shutdown is "grossly irresponsible" and that "we have to feel it when we don't do our job".

Moreno said the bill doesn't violate the 27th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which bans current members of Congress from raising or lowering their own salaries. The amendment states: "No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, s

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